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Mitch McConnell and Chuck Schumer’s Big Secret: They’re Closer Than Ever<!-- wp:html --><p>Photo Illustration by Erin O’Flynn/The Daily Beast/Getty Images</p> <p>This Congress has been marked by <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/sen-markwayne-mullin-tries-to-physically-fight-union-boss-at-senate-hearing">petty disagreement</a>, <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-dem-plan-on-tommy-tubervilles-military-holds-its-the-gops-problem">Republican and Democratic sniping</a>, and <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-petty-and-bitter-chaos-of-the-house-gops-speaker-drama">all-around dysfunction</a>.</p> <p>But throughout all the trivial discord, partisan division, and utter chaos, the top Democrat and Republican of the Senate—Majority Leader <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/keyword/chuck-schumer">Chuck Schumer</a> (D-NY) and Minority Leader <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/mitch-mcconnell-whisked-away-after-freezing-on-camera">Mitch McConnell</a> (R-KY)—have consistently found unity.</p> <p>Ukraine aid. Israel. Immigration. Military holds. Appropriations. Even small agreements on temporary funding bills. Schumer and McConnell seem to be regularly in agreement. And these aren’t small or uncontroversial topics.</p> <p><a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/mitch-mcconnell-and-chuck-schumers-big-secret-theyre-closer-than-ever">Read more at The Daily Beast.</a></p><!-- /wp:html -->

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This Congress has been marked by petty disagreement, Republican and Democratic sniping, and all-around dysfunction.

But throughout all the trivial discord, partisan division, and utter chaos, the top Democrat and Republican of the Senate—Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY)—have consistently found unity.

Ukraine aid. Israel. Immigration. Military holds. Appropriations. Even small agreements on temporary funding bills. Schumer and McConnell seem to be regularly in agreement. And these aren’t small or uncontroversial topics.

Read more at The Daily Beast.

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