Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell says his main focus at this point is making sure Republicans regain control of the upper chamber. 

“What I want to do and what I’m focused on is not the presidential race, but getting the Senate back. I’ve been the majority leader, I’ve been the minority leader. Majority is better,” he told CBS’ “Face the Nation.” 

McConnell announced earlier this year he would be stepping down from his leadership position in November. Read Full Story

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Conservative skeptics of funding the war in Ukraine predict it will be the last major U.S. aid package for Kyiv that passes. 

“If Ukraine thinks that it’s getting another $60 billion supplemental out of the United States Congress, there’s no way,” said Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, who led the opposition among Senate Republicans. 

National security adviser Jake Sullivan said Wednesday the new military aid package for Ukraine will last through the end of the year, raising the prospect that a new infusion of weapons and funding may be needed in 2025. Read Full Story

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GOP Sens. Josh Hawley of Missouri and Tom Cotton of Arkansas called on President Joe Biden Monday to deploy the National Guard to colleges where pro-Palestinian protesters have staged sit-ins and other disruptive activities to focus public attention on the conflict in the Middle East. 

Cotton called on the Biden administration to “break up” the pro-Palestinian groups on Columbia’s campus if Democrat New York Gov. Kathy Hochul fails to take control of the situation by deploying the New York National Guard. 

And Hawley posted on X it was “time for Biden to call out the National Guard at our universities to protect Jewish Americans.” Read Full Story

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