August 29, 2021 McConnell blasts Biden's Afghanistan withdrawal as 'much worse than Saigon' Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on Sunday blasted the Biden administration for its botched withdrawal from Afghanistan, saying it was “much worse than Saigon.”
August 24, 2021 Mitch McConnell slams Biden's Afghanistan 'disaster': 'These guys couldn't organize a two-car funeral' Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell joined “America’s Newsroom” Tuesday, suggesting that President Biden’s handling of the Afghanistan collapse is “one of the greatest foreign policy disasters in American history.”
August 18, 2021 McCarthy, McConnell send letter to Biden requesting 'Gang of 8' briefing on Afghanistan evacuation House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell sent a letter to President Biden requesting a “Gang of 8” briefing on the rapidly deteriorating situation in Afghanistan where the U.S. military is attempting to evacuate Americans from the Taliban controlled capital.
August 17, 2021 McConnell: Biden withdrawal leaving 15,000 Americans 'stranded out in the country' at mercy of Taliban Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., told ӣƵ on Tuesday that President Biden's hasty withdrawal strategy has left as many as 15,000 Americans outside Kabul with limited transportation resources to reach the Hamid Karzai International Airport, where the U.S. military has been sent to help with the evacuation effort.
August 17, 2021 Nevada Senate race: Laxalt launches Republican run in state that is a top GOP 2022 target Former Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt on Tuesday officially declared his candidacy for the Senate in a bid to oust first term Democratic Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto in the 2022 midterm elections.
August 16, 2021 McConnell slams Biden's handling of Afghanistan: 'An Unmitigated Disaster' Senate Minority leader Mitch McConnell took aim at President Joe Biden's handling of the situation in Afghanistan, saying the deteriorating situation was "an unmitigated disaster."
August 16, 2021 Senate Republicans tout 'difficult position' they've put House Democrats on infrastructure House Democrats are in a "difficult position" over infrastructure because of a series of politically charged votes Senate Republicans forced last week on the $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation bill, according to a new memo authored by Sen. Mitch McConnell's team.
August 14, 2021 McCarthy slams Biden's Afghanistan withdrawal as 'embarrassment to our nation' House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., slammed President Biden's "complete mismanagement" of the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan and called for the U.S. military to continue to provide "close air support" to combat the surging Taliban forces.
August 13, 2021 McConnell pushes Biden to 'hammer' Taliban with airstrikes as Afghanistan spirals Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., pressed President Biden to order airstrikes against Taliban forces on Friday following what he described as an “urgent conversation” with Afghanistan’s ambassador to the United States, Adela Raz.
August 12, 2021 McConnell calls on Biden to change course in Afghanistan before it's too late McConnell urged President Joe Biden reverse course in Afghanistan as the security situation deteriorates