A book about Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, which is being called “the first definitive biography” of the Kentucky Republican, will be released shortly before he leaves his leadership role.
“The Price of Power: How Mitch McConnell Dominated the Senate, Changed America and Lost His Party” by Associated Press journalist Michael Tackett will give readers an “intimate look at the personal and political life of one of the most powerful senators in American history ,” publisher Simon & Schuster said Thursday.
McConnell, along with more than 100 associates and colleagues, was interviewed for the biography. Tackett also poured “thousands of pages of archival materials” and letters into the literary project.
“McConnell’s politics have evolved with his masterful ability to consolidate and wield power,” the editor said inpromotional materialsfor the book. “But this success comes at a cost. The Trump years brought with them the rise of a nearly unrecognizable Republican Party, steeped in a reactive populism that even McConnell himself would have difficulty controlling.”
The book, which includes “expert reporting, unprecedented access and never-before-published revelations,” is “a must-read for anyone interested in understanding one of America’s most influential lawmakers and the inner workings of our government,” said its publisher. .
The book should hit stores at the end of October.
The 82-year-old McConnell, the party’s longest-serving Senate leader in history, announced in a speech on the Senate floor in February that he would step down from his leadership role in November, after the election. McConnell has said he intends to serve out the remainder of his term, which ends in January 2027.
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