Conservative GOP senators say time is up on McConnell and his 'failing' leadership

A group of conservative Republican senators is taking a victory lap after it appeared a bipartisan proposal intended to decrease border crossings had no path forward in the Senate on Tuesday while also questioning Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s (R-KY) leadership for allowing a deal to emerge that the majority of the conference has rejected.

“We need a different governing model for our conference. This one person making all the decisions, keeping everything close to the vest. It’s obviously failing. It’s not working,” Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) told reporters Tuesday, flanked by other McConnell foes.