Mitch McConnell

Ahead of President Joe Biden's meeting with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Tuesday, Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell reportedly warned he won't come to the president's rescue on the debt ceiling issue by breaking a partisan deadlock. What Happened: McConnell said in an interview on Monday...

Elaine Chao, the former transportation secretary and wife of Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY), gave a response to Donald Trump’s racist attacks on her and Asian Americans. What Happened: “When I was young, some people deliberately misspelled or mispronounced my...

Former President Donald Trump blamed Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-K.Y.) and his wife Elaine Chao for the “unnecessary turmoil” in the Republican Party. What Happened: Trump made his comments on Truth Social as Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) failed to secure the position of...

Donald Trump called Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell an “Old Crow” for allowing the passage of the $1.7 trillion omnibus spending bill last week even though the Republicans are set to take control of the House in early January. What Happened: Trump said on Truth Social, “If...

Curaleaf Holdings (OTCQX: CURLF) laid off around 220 employees in November. According to Business Insider (BI), laid-off employees received an exit survey containing the question “What made you decide to leave?” A laid-off worker told BI that the question was insulting. See Also: It...

Last week, Congressman Tom Emmer (R-MN), said that beleaguered cryptocurrency exchange FTX was a failure of centralized finance and called out the working relationship between SEC Chairman Gary Gensler and Sam Bankman-Fried.  Bankman-Fried’s inclination...

Herschel Walker,  the Republican Senate candidate in Georgia, denied reports of having paid for his former girlfriend’s abortion, but he was put in a spot of bother by a series of explosive tweets by his son. What Happened: Walker, a former football running back,...

Donald Trump’s dig at Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and his wife Elaine Chao was reportedly brushed aside by Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) on Sunday. What Happened: Scott, who leads the Senate Republicans’ campaign arm, avoided criticism of the former...

The Senate has been under a lot of pressure from all sides over the last few weeks to pass the cannabis SAFE Banking Act. Now, senators are trying to push for marijuana banking legislation to be included in a bigger package aimed at improving U.S. competitiveness, which would...

On Tuesday, the senate’s vote to increase the stimulus check from $600 to $2,000 was blocked by none other than Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. This attempt to raise the stimulus check was not only proposed by Democrats, but is now supported by outgoing GOP President Donald...

Last month, 34 state attorneys general wrote Congress urging that the SAFE Banking Act be included in the COVID-19 stimulus package working its way through Capitol Hill. The letter cited public safety and the need for banking access as core reasons why legislation must pass. As the debate...

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell blasted Democrats for their wielding the latest coronavirus relief bill to help cannabis companies. “This is a totally unserious effort," the Kentucky Republican said Thursday from the Senate floor. What To Know The $3-trillion bill, which can be...

In an effort to determine who are the most liked and least liked-U.S. Senators for 2020, political research outlet Morning Consult surveyed nearly 500,000 registered voters between Oct. 1 and Dec. 31, 2019. “The most popular and unpopular senators are determined by total approval and total...

Cannabis could be one of the top five issues in the 2020 presidential election, Piper Jaffray. President Donald Trump may champion legalization as a way of gaining favor with younger voters, the sell-side firm said in a Sunday note.  Need more cannabis news? Check out all of our coverage here...

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Thursday he’ll introduce legislation to raise the legal age to buy tobacco to 21. McConnell, a Republican who represents the traditional tobacco-producing state of Kentucky, said raising the age from 18 will be a top priority for the Senate when it...