Three contenders are jockeying to succeed Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) as GOP leader: Minority Whip John Thune of South Dakota, John Cornyn of Texas and Rick Scott of Florida. The leadership vote ...

Sen. Mitch McConnell will not seek reelection in 2026, he announced Thursday. McConnell, who turned 83 on Thursday, has dealt with a series of health scares in recent years and has recently ...

Mitch McConnell and several other notable Republicans are breaking rank with President Donald Trump over his recently announced tariffs. In his April 2 “Liberation Day” speech at the White ...

A critical Kentucky seat in the U.S. Senate will soon have a new face after former GOP leader Mitch McConnell announced his retirement in February, and Republican hopefuls appear to be gearing up ...

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WASHINGTON — Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell is blasting President Trump for allegedly putting “amateur isolationists” in charge of US military policy. McConnell, the former Republican leader ...

We laughed. Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has a gruff charm. That was his way of poking fun at me when I saw him around town. For a long time, I wanted to quickly snap back by thanking him for ...

reportedly tumbled on Senate steps on Feb. 5 following the confirmation of new HUD Secretary Scott Turner Moments after Mitch McConnell voted to confirm President Donald Trump's pick for HUD ...

"Put me down as not yet convinced that this is the best way to go," he said. Sen. Mitch McConnell told a gathered group in his home state of Kentucky that he's hoping for President Donald Trump's ...

Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell has spoken out against Trump’s latest policies — specifically the tariffs he threatened against Canada and Mexico, the United States' free trade partners — and ...