Sen. Mitch McConnell was a generational force for the Republican Party — using procedural tactics and political will to stymie much of former President Barack Obama’s agenda, hand President Donald ...

This is McConnell unplugged, three weeks into the Trump administration, and his new role as no longer the Senate GOP leader but one of 100 senators. It is testing the strength, but also the limits, of ...

Follow updates as Donald Trump Cabinet picks Linda McMahon, Robert Kennedy and Kash Patel face Senate proceedings. The ...

Taxes on imports could soon go up, as President Donald Trump signed a measure to have tariff rates match what other countries charge . “We had a very unfair system to us,” Trump said in the Oval ...

President Donald Trump seems to have questioned a well-documented part of Sen. Mitch McConnell’s life — his childhood battle ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wins confirmation and is sworn in to be secretary of Health and Human Services. The vote was 52-48.

In some cases, lawmakers secured “commitments” and “assurances” that Kennedy, age 71, will not act on beliefs he has held ...

Trump’s takeover has also led to the immediate departure of several high-ranking Kennedy Center appointments. Shonda Rhimes, ...

The U.S. Senate has confirmed most of President Donald Trump's picks for his cabinet so far. Here are Trump's choices for some key posts. PETE HEGSETH, ...

On Thursday, February 13, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was confirmed by the U.S. Senate to be Secretary of Health and Human Services ...

U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell, of Kentucky, cast the only Republican vote against the new Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard.

Gabbard was confirmed 52 to 48, with only Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY), the longtime former GOP leader, breaking with his party. Gabbard will lead the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, a ...