Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Tag: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell

McConnell bows out: A legacy of controversy and strategic mastery

McConnell leaves behind a complex legacy shaped by his unwavering commitment to conservative judicial appointments and his adept maneuvering within the corridors of power.

Sound the alarms, McConnell and Manchin put roadblocks in front of...

When will we hear our president tell us how he plans to get all this great legislation underway in a Senate that is filled with McConnell and Manchin roadblocks?

More suicidal GOP gaffes as McConnell scolds corporations: Forget fair elections...

What if refusing to challenge the most onerous election obstacles hurts corporate bottom lines, the ultimate wickedness?

‘Basically trying to overturn the Senate election’: McConnell delaying Democratic takeover...

“McConnell is already abusing the filibuster to block the constitution of the new majority. Nuking the filibuster is the appropriate response.”

Bezos, McConnell, and Covid capitalism

The heinous resurgence of COVID makes clear that corporations need more – not fewer – incentives to protect their workers from the virus.

McConnell pushes for ‘3-Martini Lunch’ Deduction while letting millions of Americans...

“Mitch McConnell’s ‘new’ Covid relief bill gives CEOs a 100% tax deduction for a 3-martini lunch, but ZERO to the 26 million who don't have enough food to eat.”

The other America

The new politics of the poor in Joe Biden’s (and Mitch McConnell’s) U.S.A...

‘Should be ashamed’: After installing Barrett, McConnell adjourns Senate for recess...

“Small business owners, workers, and families are desperate for support—and lawmakers and the president abandoned them in order to focus on jamming through a historically non-transparent and extreme Supreme Court pick.”

Will the Senate sell our future for campaign dollars?

We need transformation. And we’re here to tell Mitch and every one of his colleagues that we will transform the Senate, if they aren’t up to the task.

Youth climate activists demanding Green New Deal arrested for sit-in at...

"All we want is for him to put our lives above the interests of his campaign donors."

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Official portrait of Rep. Adam Smith.

Top Armed Services Democrat backs impeaching Trump and Hegseth

Rep. Adam Smith, who would likely chair the committee if Democrats win the House, reversed the position he gave TIME in May.
A round red, white and blue "I Voted" sticker

An epic backlash to defy Trumpism, its lying hypocrisy and pigheaded failures

This election isn’t about choosing a favorite ice cream but between ice cream and rat poisoning.
The Williamson County courthouse in Georgetown, Texas

Rural Charms Drew Residents to Taylor, Texas. Then Came the Data Centers.

A local family sold an 87-acre tract to a parks foundation for $10 “to be held in trust for future use as a parkland.” Later, the city’s Economic Development Corporation sold the land to a data center developer for $10 million.
Carved stone inscription on the front of the Justice Department headquarters building in Washington

DOJ plans 1,000 election monitors in all 50 states for Election Day

The Justice Department told a court no FBI or ICE employees will serve and monitors will not carry firearms; the NAACP calls the plan voter intimidation.
A metal ballot drop box on a sidewalk

“Chaos” in the Air: Five Ways Voting Could Be Disrupted on Election Day

The Trump administration has initiated a string of unprecedented actions to assert more federal control over elections. While courts have thwarted most of the plans, voting experts remain concerned about potential problems at the polls.