Republican U.S. Rep. Andy Barr launched a high-stakes Senate campaign Tuesday, opting to give up his seemingly secure House ...

Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell fell and sprained his wrist ... McConnell had polio in his early childhood and he has long acknowledged some difficulty as an adult in walking and climbing ...

Mitch McConnell rebuked a lawyer associated with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for his efforts to rescind approval of the polio vaccine. The 82-year-old Kentucky Republican, who survived a childhood case ...