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McConnell: Government shutdown before election ‘politically beyond stupid’

A vote on a stopgap funding bill that would prevent a government shutdown is expected to fail in Congress, a consequence that does not sit well with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky. NBC News’ Julie Tsirkin explains why House Speaker Mike Johnson is facing criticism from his own party over his resolutions.

HuffPost on MSN · 2d

McConnell Warns It'd Be 'Politically Beyond Stupid' To Shut Down Government Before Election

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Tuesday said it is in the best interest of his party to avoid a government shutdown, adding that it would be “politically beyond stupid” for the GOP to go down this route ahead of the presidential election.

Washington Examiner on MSN · 2d

McConnell says it would be ‘beyond stupid’ to shut down government ahead of election

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) said it would be “beyond stupid” to shut the government down ahead of the November election.

House fails to pass 6-month government funding bill

Forbes · 16h

Government Shutdown Looming Next Month: Here's What That Means

It ran from Dec. 22, 2018 to Jan. 25, 2019, during the Trump administration. At 34 days, it was the longest government shutdown in history by a significant margin, as most shutdowns in recent decades have lasted two weeks or less.

USA TODAY on MSN · 21h

Will Congress dodge a government shutdown? Funding push fails in the House over controversial voting bill

"We cannot have a government shutdown," Mitch McConnell, said. "It would be politically beyond stupid for us to do that right before the election."

New York Post on MSN · 1d

House fails to pass six-month government funding bill as shutdown looms

The House of Representatives voted down a six-month stopgap government funding bill paired with a GOP-backed voter registration measure on Wednesday amid bipartisan opposition — leaving lawmakers

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Mitch McConnell Mocks Donald Trump's 'Beyond Stupid' Request to Shut Down the Government Over Baseless Illegal Voter Claim

Former President Donald Trump made baseless claims about Democrats registering illegal voters to participate in the 2024 ...

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McConnell breaks with Trump, says its ‘beyond stupid’ to shutdown govt. over voter integrity

"It would be politically beyond stupid for us to do that right before the election because certainly, we’d get the blame.” ...

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Here are Mitch McConnell’s three biggest challenges this fall in Congress

The 82-year-old McConnell will guide his caucus for the final stretch of his career in the midst of a blistering presidential ...

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‘Politically Beyond Stupid’: McConnell Breaks With Trump Over Government Shutdown, Urges GOP to Avoid At All Costs

"One thing you cannot have is a government shutdown. It would be politically beyond stupid for us to do that right before the election, because certainly we'd get the blame." ...

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