U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell threw his support behind a bipartisan Senate electoral reform bill on Tuesday, saying the legislation, as introduced, is the only chance for Congress to prevent future chaos akin to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. 

Reuters

United Kingdom

U.S. Republican McConnell backs Jan. 6-linked electoral reform bill

Mitch McConnell voiced qualified support for a bipartisan Senate bill to clarify Congress' role in certifying presidential election results, calling it the only chance to prevent future chaos like the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol assault.

Ad Fontes Media

All Sides

Media Bias/Fact Check

The Woodbridge Company

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday he will “proudly support” legislation to overhaul rules for certifying presidential elections, bolstering a bipartisan effort to revise a 19th

Associated Press News

Independent Media

United States

McConnell backs post-Jan. 6 revisions to elections law

The measure would make clear the vice president's role in tallying Electoral votes is ceremonial and would make challenges to state results harder.

USA Today

Gannett

McConnell backs Electoral Count Act to prevent repeat of Jan. 6 insurrection, all but ensuring passage

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell announced Tuesday he would support legislation that would make it harder to overturn a certified presidential election, an endorsement that will bolster its chances for passage in his chamber and puts him at sharp odds with former President Donald Trump, who has called on GOP senators to sink the plan.

Warner Bros. Discovery

Atlanta

Fulton County

Georgia

Mitch McConnell gives big boost to electoral bill in response to January 6 attack

Like a similar bill that passed the House last week, the Senate bill was prompted by the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol by a pro-Trump mob seeking to stop the certification of Joe Biden’s electoral win.

The Washington Post

Jeff Bezos

McConnell, Schumer back bill to prevent efforts to subvert presidential election results

The Senate Republican leader said he will "proudly support" the package negotiated by a bipartisan group in the chamber, very likely assuring its passage.

CNBC

Roberts family

McConnell endorses bipartisan bill to prevent another Jan. 6

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said on Tuesday that he supports the Electoral Count Reform Act, which aims to protect future elections by making changes to the 1887 Electoral Count Act. McConnell’s support gives a big boost to the legislation led by Sens. Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), in part a response…

The Hill

Nexstar Media Group

Washington

District of Columbia

McConnell gives big boost to Senate’s Electoral Count Act bill

WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senate Republican Read More

National Post

Leon Cooperman

Allianz

Canada

McConnell backs Senate bipartisan electoral reform bill

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday he will “proudly support” legislation to overhaul rules for certifying preside...

The Toronto Star

Torstar

Toronto

Ontario

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has endorsed a bipartisan electoral count reform bill which seek to prevent future presidents from overturning the results of U.S. elections, The Washington Post reports. "The Electoral Count Reform and Presidential Transition Improvement Act, sponsored by Sens. Susan Collins (R-ME) and Joe Manchin III (D-WV), would amend the Electoral Count Act of 1887 and reaffirm that the vice president has only a minist…

McConnell backs Senate bipartisan electoral reform bill

Coverage Details

Give the gift of Perspective

Bias Distribution

Ownership

Similar News Topics

Similar News Topics