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McConnell "plans to serve his full term" as GOP leader, spokesman says
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell was elected to helm the Republican conference in November, fending off a challenge from Sen. Rick Scott.
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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell was elected to helm the Republican conference in November, fending off a challenge from Sen. Rick Scott.
A third defendant was also added in the case: Mar-a-Lago property manager Carlos De Oliveira.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell froze mid-sentence for several seconds while speaking to reporters Wednesday and was escorted away briefly.
Since its approval in 2017, the Mountain Valley Pipeline project has been entangled in numerous legal disputes.
Former Georgia election workers Ruby Freeman and Wandrea "Shaye" Moss filed a defamation lawsuit against Rudy Giuliani in December 2021.
Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose certified that Ohioans United for Reproductive Freedom submitted nearly 496,000 valid signatures.
The documents from former New York City Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik were submitted to the special counsel Sunday.
Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall, President Biden's homeland security adviser, is leading the delegation to Mexico City.
U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon said in an order that the trial will begin May 20, 2024.
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted to advance legislation that would require the Supreme Court to adopt a code of conduct.
Rep. George Santos' travel was initially restricted to Washington, D.C., New York's Long Island and New York City.
Attorney General Dana Nessel said their actions "undermined the public's faith in the integrity of our elections and, we believe, also plainly violated the laws by which we administer our elections in Michigan."
Trump said he received a letter notifying him that he's a target of a federal grand jury investigation into efforts to prevent the transfer of power after the 2020 presidential election.
Former President Donald Trump said on social media that special counsel Jack Smith sent him a letter saying he's "a TARGET" of the Jan. 6 probe.
The temporary administrative stay from the 5th Circuit will remain in place "until further orders of the court."