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ng.- Mitch McConnell walks to his Senate office earlier this year. (Salwan Georges/The Washington Post) -- Follow the money: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) had quarterbacked the effort on Capitol Hill to lift sanctions on Russia's largest aluminum producer, a company that soon afterward backed

m producer, a company that soon afterward backed the creation of the first new aluminum-rolling mill in the U.S. in nearly four decades — built in McConnell's home state. Tom Hamburger and Rosalind S. Helderman report: "In January, as the Senate debated whether to permit the Trump administration to lift

urveys ahead of the primaries and caucuses." -- A new survey finds support for abortion rights remains steady, despite a growing partisan divide. Ariana Eunjung Cha and Scott Clement report: "No more than a quarter of residents in any state supports a total ban despite the increasing political divide on the iss

s killed.' The president later tweeted that intelligence reports indicated that China's government 'is moving troops to the Border with Hong Kong.- Mitch McConnell walks to his Senate office earlier this year. (Salwan Georges/The Washington Post) -- Follow the money: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R- K

um producer, a company that soon afterward backed the creation of the first new aluminum-rolling mill in the U.S. in nearly four decades — built in McConnell's home state. Tom Hamburger and Rosalind S. Helderman report: "In January, as the Senate debated whether to permit the Trump administration to lift

surveys ahead of the primaries and caucuses." -- A new survey finds support for abortion rights remains steady, despite a growing partisan divide. Ariana Eunjung Cha and Scott Clement report: "No more than a quarter of residents in any state supports a total ban despite the increasing political divide on the iss

The Big Idea The budget deal shows how unserious the GOP is about deficits in the Trump era President Trump, accompanied by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, visits the Capitol in March for a lunch with the Republican caucus. (Melina Mara/The Washington Post) BY HOHMANN with Mariana Mara THE BIG IDEA

ile suspending the federal debt ceiling until after both men's 2020 reelection fights. It also illustrates how hollow so much of the rhetoric from McConnell, Trump and other Republicans was during Barack Obama's presidency. Discretionary spending is growing at a faster clip under Trump EFTA00047226 t

federal family planning program, known as Title X, also offer "abortion pill reversal," which experts say is not supported by scientific research. (Ariana Eunjung Cha) 4. Centrist Democrats are worried that Medicare-for-all will imperil their chance to keep control of the House. The current debate over the healt

ve emerged as a litmus test for Democrats seeking the White House," Elf rink reports. "Last week, reports that ancestors of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) owned slaves raised questions about whether those historical crimes are relevant for politicians weighing the issue today. McConnell, who o

Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) owned slaves raised questions about whether those historical crimes are relevant for politicians weighing the issue today. McConnell, who opposes reparations, has denied that his family's legacy should impact his stance, noting that tracing the history of slaveholding is complex

against a Nashville suburb to stop a zoning ordinance that effectively bans surgical abortions within the city's borders. Emily Wax-Thibodeaux and Ariana Eunjung Cha report: "The suit, joined by the national ACLU and filed on behalf of the nonprofit national women's clinic Carafem, calls the Mount Juliet City C

olding the articles, noting it hardly counts as leverage to deny the GOP the ability to remove a president that the party wants to keep in place." Mitch McConnell, who has resisted allowing any witnesses to testify, joked that the trial will be "good therapy" for senators: "Just one thing that may make senator

ty leader told conservative radio host I M Hewitt. "They have to sit there quietly and listen. ... This'll be good therapy for a number of them." McConnell also pushed through the confirmation of 13 more federal judges as the House debated on Wednesday, CNN notes. Meanwhile, a federal appeals court wa

ville suburb to stop a zoning ordinance EFTA00047557 that effectively bans surgical abortions within the city's borders. Emily Wax- Thibodeaux and Ariana Eunjung Cha report: "The suit, joined by the national ACLU and filed on behalf of the nonprofit national women's clinic Carafem, calls the Mount Juliet City Co