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The Kentucky lawmaker has undermined the Senate as an institution
Eighty-two-year-old Kentucky senator is chamber’s longest-serving leader and towering figure in US politics
Senate leaders from both parties urge Trump-ally Mike Johnson to back more US funding for Kyiv
Former president pressures party to reject bipartisan congressional pact on immigration
Republican leader’s latest health scare in about a month comes amid debate about age of American politicians
Incident threatens to rekindle debate over age of some high-ranking American politicians
Minority leader’s health scare sparks debate as 80-year-old Joe Biden campaigns for second term
Mitch McConnell calls for more help for Kyiv after Kevin McCarthy suggests aid could be limited if GOP takes US Congress
Shift comes as party’s Senate campaign arm has already disbursed more than it has raised this year
Mitch McConnell offers to back extension of government’s borrowing limit until December
Former US president calls Senate leader a ‘political hack’ in longest statement since leaving office
Senate minority leader lashes out against ‘loony lies’ of congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene
Deal with Republicans provides time to consider Biden appointments and stimulus
Top Republican in Senate lays blame for deadly siege on outgoing US president
Bipartisan House vote charges president with ‘incitement to insurrection’ in deadly Capitol attack
Senate Republican leader says plan has ‘no realistic path to quickly pass’ in upper chamber
Republican leader McConnell blocks quick vote on proposal for $2,000 direct payments
Lawmakers vow to keep negotiating into the weekend if necessary on $900bn deal
Some Republicans now grudgingly concede that Trump lost the election
Lawmakers wrestle over measures to provide further relief to the US economy
Senate majority leader is highest-ranking Republican yet to acknowledge poll result
Top Senate Republican signals willingness to negotiate in hopes of breaking stalemate
As majority leader, he would stand firmly in the way of Joe Biden’s more progressive plans
Kentucky senator on track to cement position as most powerful Republican in Washington
Republican majority keeps its veto on progressive spending and redistributive taxation
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