The Kentucky senator was reviled by Democrats for his obstructionism and embraced by his own caucus for advancing a conservative agenda. Born in Alabama, McConnell spent two years during his childhood undergoing treatment for polio, he wrote in his memoir. After working as a congressional aide and in Republican President Gerald Ford's administration, McConnell became a judge-executive in Jefferson County, Kentucky, before his election to the U.S. Senate in 1984, according to his congressional bi
The Kentucky senator was reviled by Democrats for his obstructionism and embraced by his own caucus for advancing a conservative agenda. Born in Alabama, McConnell spent two years during his childhood undergoing treatment for polio, he wrote in his memoir. After working as a congressional aide and in Republican President Gerald Ford's administration, McConnell became a judge-executive in Jefferson County, Kentucky, before his election to the U.S. Senate in 1984, according to his congressional biography.
U.S. President Joe Biden's brother James Biden is due to testify behind closed doors on Wednesday to a Republican-led House of Representatives impeachment inquiry that has sought to show that the Democrat improperly profited from his family's business. James Biden is the first member of the president's family to testify in the probe. Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden, who is at the center of House Republicans' accusations, is due to speak to investigators next week.
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