Former Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.), who now chairs the powerful Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, is taking the Pentagon to task for sitting on $400 million in military aid to Ukraine authorized by Congress. And he is putting the spotlight on Elbridge Colby, the under secretary of Defense for policy, as the most… Source link
Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) joined Democratic lawmakers in supporting the U.S.’s membership in NATO, after President Trump said he was considering withdrawing from the alliance. “NATO is the most successful military alliance in history. It has underpinned the security of the United States for more than 70 years,” McConnell said in a joint statement with… Source link
Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) joined several other Republicans in expressing his approval of Friday’s Supreme Court decision largely knocking down President Trump’s tariffs. The court found in a 6-3 decision that many of the Trump administration’s tariffs were unlawfully imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). In a statement released Friday afternoon, McConnell… Source link
Billionaire Elon Musk donated $10 million last week to a super PAC affiliated with Republican Kentucky Senate candidate Nate Morris, who is part of a competitive field running to replace retiring Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), Axios reported Monday. The contribution to Fight for Kentucky marks the most Musk has donated to a single Senate candidate.… Source link
American hemp farmers are reeling after Republicans slipped a provision banning intoxicating hemp products into the deal to reopen the government. Now, industry insiders say that the hemp industry is about to leap into action to overturn the ban — or face destruction. Lukas Gilkey is the co-founder and CEO of Hometown Hero, an Austin, Texas-based hemp business that employs about 200 people across three locations and two states. He told Salon that if the new law were allowed to go into effect, it would destroy his business. “We’re now looking at a potential 0.4 milligram per container THC limit, which effectively would outlaw full-spectrum chapstick, pet treats — I mean, a lot of things that are not necessarily psychoactive,” Gilkey said. “That, I think, is what they’re going after. But it’s essentially a game over for the entire industry if this actually goes into effect.” Gilkey is referencing the core provision in the new law, which is set to go into effect next year. It sets a limit for the total amount of THC allowed …
