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Biden meets Congressional leadership over debt ceiling
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
"This afternoon, President Biden hosted Leader Schumer, Leader McConnell, Speaker McCarthy, and Leader Jeffries in the Oval Office for a productive and direct meeting about the need to ensure America does not default on its debt for the first time in our history, and on a budget agreement th
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US: Republican lawmakers criticize Biden's handling of suspected Chinese s
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
US Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell called the Biden administration's decision to shoot down a Chinese spy balloon on Saturday "too late" and stressed that it allowed China to make a "mockery" of US airspace.
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US Senators announce bipartisan agreement to curb gun violence
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 13 (ANI): In response to the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, that left 21 people dead at Robb Elementary School, a bipartisan group of 20 senators led by Sens Chris Murphy (Democrat - Connecticut) and John Cornyn (Republican -Texas) on Sunday (local time) announced t
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US Senate Majority leader says Sweden, Finland ought to join NATO tomorrow
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Washington [US], March 2 (ANI/Sputnik): Sweden and Finland ought to join NATO as early as tomorrow if they are ready and willing, US Senate Republican Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday.
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Biden must provide Afghans with air support beyond Aug 31: US Senate Minor
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], August 13 (ANI): US President Joe Biden should commit to providing more help to Afghan forces including air support beyond the original August 31 end date due to escalating violence and a swift Taliban advance in the country, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said on
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Trump lashes out at former ally McConnell after book reveals he pushed bac
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 29 (ANI): After former US attorney general William Barr, ex-President Donald Trump on Monday lashed out at Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, after a book reported that McConnell had urged Barr to push back against Trump's allegations of voter fraud in November 202
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US senator McConnell meets Afghan leaders, hopes Biden will delay troop wi
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 25 (ANI): US Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell on Thursday met with Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani along with other leaders at the Capitol and said that he hopes President Biden will delay the withdrawal of US forces from Afghanistan.
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Trump lashes out again at former ally McConnell, says Republican Party nee
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Palm Beach [US], April 30 (ANI): Former US President Donald Trump on Thursday (local time) renewed his feud with Senate Minority Leader and former ally Mitch McConnell by calling for Senate Republicans to find a new leader ahead of the midterm elections, suggesting doing so would boost their
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Trump lashes out at former ally McConnell, GOP for not 'overturning' 2020
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Florida [US], April 12 (ANI): Former US President Donald Trump has once again lashed out at the members of the Republican Party and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell for not helping the former President overturn the 2020 Presidential election as he continued to falsely claim how the ele
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Republicans slam Biden's executive order on US Supreme Court reforms
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 11 (ANI): US Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and other Republicans have slammed President Joe Biden's executive order establishing a commission to study whether to add seats to the Supreme Court.
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Former ally McConnell says he'd back Trump as 2024 Republican nominee
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US], February 26 (ANI): US Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, who just weeks ago blamed Donald Trump for the Capitol riots, on Thursday said he would back the former President if he wins the Republican party's 2024 presidential nomination.
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Trump slams former ally McConnell, calls him 'dour, sullen and unsmiling
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 17 (ANI): After being acquitted in the second impeachment trial, US former President Donald Trump on Tuesday (local time) called his former ally and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell "a dour, sullen, and unsmiling political hack".
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