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Why Mitch McConnell is stepping down
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Why Mitch McConnell is stepping down

At 82 years old, Mitch McConnell does not represent the new generation of Republicans. So the time had come to pass on the torch, and McConnell chose this February to announce it. Jon Lieber, head of Eurasia Group's coverage of political and policy developments in Washington, DC shares his perspective on US politics.

​FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) arrives for the signing into law a bill at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, December 17, 2010.
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Mitch McConnell takes his cue

Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky announced Wednesday he would step down as Senate Minority leader in November after 17 years at the top of the Senate GOP.

​US Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell speaks to reporters after the weekly Senate caucus lunches at the US Capitol in Washington, on Oct. 24, 2023.
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McConnell takes a stand on Ukraine

Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the longtime Senate Republican leader, is known for cutting shrewd political deals.

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What We’re Watching: NATO members’ defense budgets, Social Security as a political weapon, China’s support for Sri Lanka

NATO chief wants more defense spending; The politics of entitlements; Will China offer Sri Lanka debt salvation?

Ian Explains: The debt ceiling
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Ian Explains: The debt ceiling

The clock is ticking. If Congress fails to increase the debt ceiling by the time the Treasury runs out of cash, then the US government could default on its loans for the first time in history, Ian Bremmer explains. Not only would this shake investor confidence in US bonds, raising the prospect of an American recession, but because US debt is the cornerstone of the world economy, it could also spark a global financial calamity.

Who will cave on raising US debt ceiling (again?)
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Who will cave on raising US debt ceiling (again?)

In a development that will surprise exactly no one, there’s more than a little kicking and screaming going on these days in Washington over the debt ceiling debate. On GZERO World, Utah Senator Mitt Romney, a throwback from another era of US politics, has a message for the rabble-rousers on both sides: pipe down.

Is the GOP still a MAGA party? Or just Trump's party?
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Is the GOP still a MAGA party? Or just Trump's party?

There's a lot of hand-wringing going on right now within Republican ranks after the GOP's worse than expected midterm results. The big question is: Is the Republican party still the party of Trump? NPR White House correspondent Tamara Keith tells Ian Bremmer that there may be no going back to what the party used to be. "There's just a lot of people in the Republican party who don't see themselves going back to the nice, polite Mitch McConnell, Bob Dole Republican Party," Keith says in this week's episode of GZERO World.

Democrats and Republicans unite! At least against China.
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Democrats and Republicans unite! At least against China.

Democrats and Republicans don't agree on much, but leaders of both parties say now's the time to push back on China's rise. And they're willing to put an historic amount of taxpayer money where their mouth is.

Partisan wrangling likely to block January 6 commission in Congress
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Partisan wrangling likely to block January 6 commission in Congress

Jon Lieber discusses the likelihood of a January 6 commission to investigate the Capitol assault on US Politics in 60 Seconds.

What you should know about Elise Stefanik’s rise in the GOP
US Politics In 60 Seconds

What you should know about Elise Stefanik’s rise in the GOP

Who is Elise Stefanik and what does she mean for the Republican Party right now? What's the outlook for the Democrats' election bill? Jon Lieber, head of Eurasia Group's coverage of political and policy developments in Washington, discusses on US Politics In 60 Seconds.