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FILE - This June 29, 2014 file photo shows Kentucky Democratic Senate candidate Alison Lundergan Grimes speaking in Louisville, Ky. Grimes has released her first attack ad, mischaracterizing Sen. Mitch McConnell&#8217;s voting record on overhauling Medicare. In the ad, a retired coal miner asks how he and his wife are supposed to afford the extra $6,000 in Medicare costs that McConnell voted for. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, File)

McConnell camp hits Grimes over campaign bus costs

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's campaign is hitting Democrat Alison Lundergan Grimes for renting a bus acquired by her father's company for less than what other similar services would charge. (Associated Press)

Grimes takes heat over family discount on bus

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

While Democratic Sen. Mark L. Pryor voted for the Affordable Care Act, his campaign ads in Arkansas focus on attacking Republican opponent Tom Cotton's position on Medicare. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston)

Democrats ignore gains in coverage under Obamacare

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is from Kentucky, but a Democratic operative apparently thinks wife Elaine Chao is not. (Associated Press)

McConnell says wife won’t resign from board

Associated Press

Radio host Mark Levin speaks during the leadership forum at the National Rifle Association's annual convention in Indianapolis on April 25, 2014. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Mark Levin: Topple GOP leadership or country will ‘unravel’

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., joined by from left, Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., and Senate Minority Whip John Cornyn of Texas, talks with reporters after a GOP caucus meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, July 29, 2014. Democrats and Republicans in Congress vowed urgent support for a $225 million missile defense package for Israel, boosting the likelihood that legislation will clear Congress before lawmakers begin a monthlong vacation at week's end. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

McConnell to Obama: Quit fundraising, start leading on border

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

** FILE ** This May 17, 2014, file photo shows Kentucky Democratic Senate candidate Alison Lundergan Grimes speaking in Franklin, Ky. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, File)

Alison Lundergan Grimes uses ‘war on women’ strategy to attack Mitch McConnell

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

FILE - In this June 29, 2014 file photo, U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., left, and Kentucky Democratic Senatorial candidate Alison Lundergan Grimes wave to supporters at at rally in Louisville, Ky. Warren is quickly becoming a top Democrat fund-raising and campaigning powerhouse. Since March, she has stumped for candidates in Ohio, Minnesota, Oregon, Washington and Kentucky and has trips planned in July for West Virginia and Michigan. It&#8217;s a hefty schedule for a freshman senator who not long ago was teaching law at Harvard. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, File)

Alison Lundergan Grimes hits Mitch McConnell over jobs

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Sen. Mitch McConnell, Kentucky Republican. (Associated Press)

Mitch McConnell: Detain children ‘humanely,’ send them home

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Harry Reid Photo-Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

DiBACCO: Harry Reid stands alone, but not in a good way

By Thomas V. DiBacco

** FILE ** This June 24, 2014, file photo shows Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Mitch McConnell: ‘Every crazy liberal in the country’ knows me

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

**FILE** Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington on June 3, 2014. (Associated Press)

Mitch McConnell fires back at Democrats: Obamacare harms women

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

** FILE ** A group of immigrants from Honduras and El Salvador are stopped at the U.S.-Mexico border in Granjeno, Texas. (Associated Press)

McConnell: Border crisis ‘getting worse by the day’

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

FILE - This June 29, 2014 file photo shows Kentucky Democratic Senate candidate Alison Lundergan Grimes speaking in Louisville, Ky. Grimes has released her first attack ad, mischaracterizing Sen. Mitch McConnell&#8217;s voting record on overhauling Medicare. In the ad, a retired coal miner asks how he and his wife are supposed to afford the extra $6,000 in Medicare costs that McConnell voted for. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, File)

Mitch McConnell: Alison Lundergan Grimes peddling Obama Medicare lies

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

**FILE** Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington on June 3, 2014. (Associated Press)

Mitch McConnell highlights Obamacare’s problems, renews call for alternative

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

U.S. Senate candidate Alison Lundergan Grimes gave her victory speech at her primary election night celebration at the Carrick House in Lexington, Ky., on Tuesday, May 20, 2014. (AP Photo/The Lexington Herald-Leader, Pablo Alcala)

Alison Grimes bashes Mitch McConnell as anti-Medicare in attack ad

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Chris McDaniel pauses while addressing his supporters after falling behind in a heated GOP primary runoff election against incumbent U.S. Senator Thad Cochran on Tuesday June 24, 2014 at the Lake Terrace Convention Center in Hattiesburg, Miss. (AP Photo/George Clark)

DEACE: Can conservatives fight a two-front war?

By Steve Deace

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014, following a Democratic policy lunch. A massive $1.1 trillion spending bill, aimed at funding the government through October and putting to rest the bitter budget battles of last year, is getting generally positive reviews from House Republicans who are eager to avoid another shutdown crisis with elections looming. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Harry’s rules: Reid dominates crippled Congress

By Stephen Dinan and S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

Bills in the Senate is still as a statue in the Capitol Rotunda, but Republicans hope to get things moving if they win control of the chamber in the midterm elections. Polls suggest they have a solid chance. (Associated Press)

GOP: GOP homing in on Senate, ready to push policies

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

**FILE** Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington on June 3, 2014. (Associated Press)

Mitch McConnell boasts lead in internal poll

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times