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More than 300 miners in Harlan County, Kentucky unexpectedly found themselves unemployed when the company Blackjewel declared bankruptcy and shut down their mining operations. When a few of the miners learned the company was shipping out a final load of coal by rail they decided to blockade the tracks to prevent the shipment from leaving the mine until they were paid their overdue wages. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption
In this Oct. 25, 2010 file photo, demonstrators hold signs during a rally in support of a campaign to remove three state Supreme Court justices who joined in a unanimous ruling legalizing gay marriage in Des Moines, Iowa. Charlie Neibergall/ASSOCIATED PRESS hide caption
A view of the U.S. Supreme Court at dusk. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption
Mitch McConnell delivers a speech at the Republican National Convention in 2016. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption
President Donald Trump speaks with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell as they head to an election rally in Kentucky in 2018. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption
Senator Mitch McConnell stands outside the U.S. Supreme Court with his legal team, who challenged the constitutionality of the McCain-Feingold campaign finance law. Douglas Graham/Roll Call via Getty Images hide caption
Mitch McConnell is one of the few politicians who have argued publicly that more money in politics is a good thing for democracy. In McConnell's view, political spending is a form of free speech. Maureen Keating/CQ Roll Call via Getty Images hide caption
Mitch McConnell's portrait in the Congressional Pictorial Directory of 1985, during his first year in the U.S. Senate. Congressional Pictorial Directory hide caption
