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Mitch McConnell: A beaten man presiding over a broken Senate

Editor’s note: The following op-ed originally appeared in The Hill newspaper and on TheHill.com. After a terrible, bone-breaking accident and two eye surgeries, Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.), the former Senate Majority Leader, is scheduled to be back on Capitol Hill…

Senate Leaders Avert Judicial Nominee Showdown

Senate leaders averted a showdown over judicial nominations Wednesday, surprising onlookers with an unexpected deal that kept the Senate from expending hours on votes doomed to fail. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid had planned to force procedural votes on 17…