No longer in charge, Sen. Mitch McConnell has been speaking his mind. The long-serving former Republican leader rejected ...

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The Senate voted Wednesday to confirm former Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard as director of national intelligence, a major win ...

Former Republican Senate leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), whose politics have been at odds with President Donald Trump’s, is ...

Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025, ahead of the 60th Presidential Inauguration ... (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File) Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., walks to the chamber as Congress returns for the ...

President Donald Trump has begun his second administration with a series of controversial moves and decisions.

It is only the second pause in fighting between the two since Oct. 7, 2023, when Hamas led an ... all Democrats in voting no. Image Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky cited Mr. Hegseth’s ...

While some moderate Republicans, such as Senators Lisa Murkowski and Susan Collins, voted with McConnell against Hegseth, most Republicans have backed Trump's picks. Despite McConnell's votes, no ...

After January 6, the Kentucky senator passed on the opportunity to potentially bar the impeached ex-president from returning to office. Now we’re all paying the price.

It’s the latest rhetorical assault from the president on the former GOP leader, who has voted against three of his ...

After 18 years as the longest-serving Senate leader ever, Mitch McConnell is starting the year as a backbencher. At 82, he's thinking about his legacy. He recently cooperated on a book about his ...