The visit by the Senate minority leader included a meeting with President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Tag: McConnell, Mitch
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Senate Democrats Warn of G.O.P. Effort to Restrict Abortion Nationwide
The alarms came after Senator Mitch McConnell, the Republican leader, called such a ban “possible” if a leaked Supreme Court opinion became final and his party gained control in Washington.
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The Supreme Court Has Been Leaking for Years
Whatever legitimacy it had retained was sacrificed in the drive to build the majority that seems poised to overturn Roe v. Wade.
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Democrats Plan a Bid to Codify Roe, but Lack the Votes to Succeed
In announcing a Wednesday vote on doomed legislation to enshrine abortion rights into federal law, the top Senate Democrat teed up a political fight for the midterm campaign.
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Democrats Vow Response to Roe v. Wade Ruling but Have Few Options
With neither the 60 votes needed to break a filibuster of legislation to protect abortion rights nor the 50 votes to pass it, Senate Democrats said they would try anyway.