There may have never been a more purely partisan figure in American politics than Mitch McConnell. He is in his seventh Senate term and was the longest-serving Senate party leader ever ...

WASHINGTON — Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., the longest-serving Senate leader in history, announced on his 83rd birthday Thursday that he won’t seek re-election next year, bringing an end to his ...

McConnell has also publicly lamented the GOP’s Trump-fueled drift away from positions that he still holds dear – in support of free trade and a muscular foreign policy. “He is eager to ...

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