To Understand Mitch McConnell’s Impeachment Priorities, Look at the 2020 Senate Map

Jan 22, 2020, 11:33 AM

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Understanding Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s handling of the impeachment trial of Donald J. Trump is easy. For some people, impeachment is about high Constitutional questions. For others, it’s about the balance of power between Congress and the White House. But for the wily Republican from Kentucky, it’s about something much more parochial: control of the United States Senate.