Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) had been blocking the nominations of two former aides to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell for months.
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GOP leadership hopefuls use McConnell as a foil — though not by name
Senate Republicans vying for top leadership spots in the post-Mitch McConnell era are promising dramatic changes to how their conference is run, in what amounts to a semi-rebuke of the Kentucky Republican’s 17 years of iron rule.
Conservatives plot their moves in Senate leadership race
Hawley blocking ex-McConnell aides’ appointments to FTC, NTSB
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