Mitch McConnell
American politician and lawyer
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| February 20 2025 | On his 83rd birthday, McConnell announces he will not run for an eighth Senate term in 2026 and will retire from politics. |
| 2024 | McConnell worked to move a $95 billion aid bill for Ukraine and Israel, collaborating with Chuck Schumer despite resistance from the far right wing of his party. |
| 2024 | McConnell voted against three of Trump's cabinet nominees: Pete Hegseth for Secretary of Defense, Tulsi Gabbard for Director of National Intelligence, and RFK Jr. for HHS Secretary. |
| December 10 2024 | McConnell sustained a fall during a Senate Republican Conference policy luncheon, spraining his wrist and cutting his face. |
| November 13 2024 | An internal election is held, with John Thune selected as the new Senate Republican Leader. |
| October 17 2024 | Details of McConnell's private criticisms of Trump were revealed in the book 'The Price of Power' by New York Times journalist Michael Tackett. McConnell privately called Trump a 'despicable human being,' 'stupid,' and 'ill-tempered' following Trump's refusal to accept the 2020 election results. |
| May 16 2024 | McConnell publicly criticized the Hungarian government led by Viktor Orban for its close relationships with Russia and China, despite Hungary being a NATO ally at the time. |
| February 28 2024 | McConnell announces he will step down as Senate Republican Conference Leader in January 2025, while continuing to serve his Senate term. |
| 2023 | Time lists McConnell for the third time as one of the 100 most influential people in the world. |
| August 30 2023 | McConnell froze again during a press conference in Covington, Kentucky, and was led away by staff. |
| July 2023 | McConnell fell while disembarking from a plane at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. |
| July 26 2023 | McConnell experienced a medical incident during a press conference where he froze and was unable to speak for around 20 seconds, prompting worldwide media attention. |
| March 2023 | McConnell was hospitalized for five days after a fall, treated for a concussion and a minor rib fracture, and did not return to the Senate for almost six weeks. |
| 2022 | McConnell was responsible for blocking the SAFE Banking Act by forcing its removal from the defense bill, effectively preventing the legislation's passage. |
| 2022 | Senator Cory Booker accused McConnell of using his authority as Republican majority leader to prevent voting on any marijuana-related bills in the Senate. |
| 2022 | McConnell was influential in the opposition to abortion rights, culminating in the Supreme Court ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade and ended federal abortion protections. |
| June 2022 | McConnell confirmed support for a bipartisan gun safety bill, asserting it would help reduce mass murders while upholding Second Amendment rights. |
| March 2022 | After the Russian invasion of Ukraine, McConnell stated that Republicans who support Vladimir Putin are 'lonely voices' in the Republican party. |
| 2021 | McConnell returns to the position of minority leader after Republicans lose Senate majority. |
| May 28 2021 | Voted against creating an independent commission to investigate the January 6 Capitol attack. |
| April 10 2021 | Publicly endured personal attacks from Trump, who called him a 'dumb son of a bitch', without responding publicly. |
| February 13 2021 | Voted to acquit Trump in the second impeachment trial, arguing it was unconstitutional to convict a president no longer in office, while simultaneously condemning Trump's actions in a Senate floor speech. |
| January 13 2021 | McConnell declined to call an emergency Senate meeting for the impeachment trial, claiming unanimous consent was required, and advocated for delaying the trial until after Biden's inauguration. |
| January 12 2021 | Reportedly supported impeaching Trump for his role in the Capitol riot, believing it would help Republicans rebuild the party. |
| January 6 2021 | McConnell spoke out against efforts to overturn the election and later described the Capitol storming as a 'failed insurrection'. |
| 2020 | McConnell is briefly the least popular senator before being edged out by Susan Collins, with a 50% unfavorable rating from Kentucky voters. |
| 2020 | Initially refused to recognize Joe Biden's election victory, avoiding direct comments on voter fraud claims. |
| December 15 2020 | McConnell publicly acknowledged Biden's win, congratulating him as President-elect. |
| October 26 2020 | Amy Coney Barrett is confirmed to the Supreme Court, filling Ruth Bader Ginsburg's seat. |
| October 23 2020 | McConnell sets up Senate debate for Amy Coney Barrett's Supreme Court confirmation. |
| September 2020 | After Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death, McConnell announces the Senate will vote on Trump's replacement nominee, despite his previous stance in 2016. |
| January 3 2020 | McConnell supported the U.S. targeted air strike that killed Iranian General Qasem Soleimani, referring to him as 'Iran's master terrorist' and backing the action that significantly escalated tensions between the United States and Iran. |
| 2019 | McConnell claimed Democrats were responsible for election fraud in the North Carolina 9th congressional district election, despite evidence showing Republican operatives were actually involved in illegal ballot harvesting. |
| 2019 | McConnell blocked multiple bipartisan election security bills, including the Secure Elections Act, PRIDE Act, PAVE Act, and Honest Ads Act, in the face of potential foreign election interference. |
| 2019 | McConnell blocked Democrats from bringing a voting reform bill up for a Senate vote, demonstrating his opposition to voting rights reforms. |
| 2019 | McConnell was an original cosponsor of the Combating BDS Act, introduced by Senator Marco Rubio to enable states to pass anti-boycott legislation against the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement targeting Israel. |
| 2019 | Following Mueller's investigation concluding 'sweeping and systematic' Russian election interference, McConnell blocked bipartisan election security bills from Senate voting, asserting existing sanctions and state funding were sufficient. |
| 2019 | McConnell introduced legislation to eliminate the estate tax on inheritances over $11.2 million. |
| 2019 | Following Jon Stewart's emotional testimony in the House of Representatives about 9/11 responders' health care funds, McConnell was criticized for not prioritizing the bill's passage in the Senate, to which he responded defensively that the legislation would be addressed. |
| 2019 | Time magazine listed McConnell as one of the 100 most influential people in the world. |
| 2019 | Time lists McConnell again as one of the 100 most influential people in the world. |
| December 2019 | McConnell co-sponsored and successfully passed legislation raising the minimum age to purchase tobacco products in the United States from 18 to 21, which became law in December. |
| December 14 2019 | McConnell met with White House counsel and declared he would be in 'total coordination' with Trump's representatives during the impeachment trial. |
| November 5 2019 | McConnell predicted Trump would not be removed from office during his first impeachment trial. |
| September 2019 | Morning Consult reports McConnell's approval ratings at 36% positive and 50% negative, with a complex breakdown across political affiliations. |
| August 2019 | McConnell suffered a fall at his Louisville home, fracturing his shoulder. |
| August 6 2019 | A group of clergymen protested outside McConnell's office, urging action on gun violence after mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton. Protesters gathered at his Kentucky home, with some making violent threats. |
| July 31 2019 | Beginning of a polling period where McConnell's favorability was measured at just 23% favorable and 48% unfavorable across multiple polls. |
| June 2019 | Mitch McConnell publicly opposed statehood for Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C. in an interview on The Ingraham Angle, citing concerns about potential Democratic senators and the spread of socialism. |
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