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 ...

Sen. Mitch McConnell, after stepping down from his Senate leadership position, bucked President Trump and was one of only three Republicans to vote against the president's nominee for defense ...

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol on Nov. 19. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) Without minimizing the many factors responsible for ...

"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 ...

Vice President JD Vance spoke out against Sen. Mitch McConnell's, R-Ky., vote against confirming Elbridge Colby to serve as undersecretary of defense for policy. "Mitch’s vote today—like so ...

The longtime Republican senator turned 83 on Thursday. Longtime Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell announced on Thursday he will not seek reelection next year. McConnell, who turned 83 today ...

Mitch McConnell, Kentucky’s longest serving senator, announced plans to retire and not seek reelection for an eighth term in office in a speech on the Senate floor Thursday. McConnell ...

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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 ...