The McConnell Machine

DeMint endorses Paul over Grayson

WASHINGTON — South Carolina Republican Sen. Jim DeMint endorsed Tea Party movement favorite Rand Paul in the Kentucky U.S. Senate race on Wednesday, just one day after the senator's colleague, Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, endorsed Paul's opponent, Secretary of State Trey Grayson.

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THE MCCONNELL MACHINE

Bates' ride from driver to gatekeeper

Sen. Mitch McConnell is famously close-lipped, but not with Gordon Hunter Bates. Barbara Kucera, a University of Kentucky researcher, occasionally talks to Bates about millions of federal dollars McConnell is steering toward a project she shares with Louisville company eCavern.

1938 days ago
THE MCCONNELL MACHINE

Wedded to free trade in China

When Sen. Mitch McConnell married Elaine Chao in 1993, he got more than a wife — he got a river of campaign donations from her family and friends in the Chinese-American business community.

1940 days ago
THE MCCONNELL MACHINE

Two for the money

Millionaire coal magnate Bob Murray knew the name to drop in September 2002, when Mine Safety Health Administration inspectors confronted him about safety problems at his mines: Sen. Mitch McConnell. Murray, a large man with a fierce temper, is a huge donor to Republican senators. McConnell, R-Ky...

1940 days ago
THE MCCONNELL MACHINE

Get cash-sniffing hounds to find Mitch

— all the way back to 1984.

1942 days ago