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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., joined at left by Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., and Majority Whip John Thune, R-S.D., answers questions about Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Richard Burr, R-N.C., and his decision to subpoena Donald Trump Jr. who had backed out of two scheduled interviews as part of the panel's Russia investigation, during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, May 14, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Mitch McConnell announces push to raise national tobacco age to 21

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

In this Oct. 12, 2018, photo, Democratic congressional candidate Amy McGrath speaks during a campaign event in Owingsville, Ky. (Associated Press) **FILE**

VoteVets pushing Amy McGrath to challenge Mitch McConnell

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

In this April 9, 2019 file photo, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., speaks to reporters at the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File) **FILE**

Mitch McConnell vows vote on disaster relief bill

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

In this April 9, 2019 file photo, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., speaks to reporters at the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File) **FILE**

McConnell capitalizes on attack with ‘Cocaine Mitch’ shirts

By BRUCE SCHREINER - Associated Press

Donald Trump Jr. speaks ahead of his father President Donald Trump at a Make America Great Again rally Saturday, April 27, 2019, in Green Bay, Wis. (AP Photo/Mike Roemer)

Sen. Burr takes GOP fire over Trump Jr subpoena

By MARY CLARE JALONICK and JONATHAN LEMIRE and LAURIE KELLMAN - Associated Press

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., right, waits to speak during a media availability after their policy luncheon on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, May 7, 2019 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Mitch McConnell’s reelection team offers up ‘Cocaine Mitch’-inspired T-shirt

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., pauses as he speaks to reporters at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, April 30, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

The Latest: Nadler threatens lawyer Don McGahn with contempt

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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., exits a closed-door meeting with the Republican Conference to speaks to reporters at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, April 30, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

Mitch McConnell: ‘Case closed’ on Mueller report, urges Dems to move on

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

FILE- In this June 1, 2017 file photo, protesters gather outside the White House in Washington to protest President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw the Unites States from the Paris climate change accord. The Democratic-controlled House has approved legislation that would prevent President Donald Trump from following through on his pledge to withdraw the U.S. from a landmark global climate agreement. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Rebuking Trump, House votes to keep US in Paris climate pact

By MATTHEW DALY - Associated Press

In this March 21, 2018, file photo Nancy Pelosi of Calif., and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., attend a Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony honoring the Office of Strategic Services in Emancipation Hall on Capitol Hill in Washington. Pelosi and McConnell are coming together to see if a deal can be made to stop billions of dollars in government spending cuts. Failure to reach an agreement would usher in cuts to the Pentagon and domestic programs of $125 billion next year _ a 10 percent drop from current levels.(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Nancy Pelosi, Mitch McConnell seek deal as automatic spending cuts loom

By Andrew Taylor - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 21, 2018, file photo Nancy Pelosi of Calif., and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., attend a Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony honoring the Office of Strategic Services in Emancipation Hall on Capitol Hill in Washington. Pelosi and McConnell are coming together to see if a deal can be made to stop billions of dollars in government spending cuts. Failure to reach an agreement would usher in cuts to the Pentagon and domestic programs of $125 billion next year _ a 10 percent drop from current levels.(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Cuts are coming. Can Pelosi and McConnell make a deal?

By ANDREW TAYLOR - Associated Press

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., speaks to reporters at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, April 9, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**

McConnell proposes national minimum age of 21 for tobacco

By BRUCE SCHREINER - Associated Press

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., speaks to reporters at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, April 9, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**

Mitch McConnell wants to raise tobacco age to 21

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

In this combination photo, Christine Blasey Ford, left, and U.S. Supreme Court appointee Brett Kavanaugh testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018. Americans watched on phones, laptops and any available screen as Kavanaugh and Blasey Ford spoke. (AP Photo)

Brett Kavanaugh, Christine Blasey Ford both named as Time’s ‘influential people’

By Bailey Vogt - The Washington Times

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., waits for the arrival of the University of Louisville men's basketball team being honored for their 2013 NCAA championship, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, July 23, 2013. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Mitch McConnell tells 2020 Republicans to run ‘independent’ of Donald Trump

By Stephen Dinan and Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

"Paint your own picture. What difference has your service made?" said Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Kentucky Republican. (Associated Press)

Mitch McConnell advises GOP senators to campaign independent of Donald Trump

By Alex Swoyer and Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., followed by Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., and Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, right, arrives to speak to reporters at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, April 9, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**

Mitch McConnell willing to talk immigration deal with Democrats

By Gabriella Muñoz and Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Jan. 29, 2019, file photo, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., speaks to reporters at the Capitol in Washington. One of the only jobs McConnell ever wanted was to be in the Senate. But the majority leader is steadily changing the way the chamber operates in pursuit of a greater prize: reshaping the judiciary. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Senate GOP game plan means more Trump nominees, fewer bills

By LISA MASCARO - Associated Press

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., speaks to members of the media following a Senate policy luncheon, Tuesday, April 2, 2019, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) **FILE**

Mitch McConnell says Senate to focus on confirming Trump nominees

By Lisa Mascaro - Associated Press