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McConnell, free from leadership constraints, bucks Trump and the evolving GOP
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 Trump key first-term political victories and deliver a 6-3 conservative Supreme Court majority.
Welcome to the resistance? Mitch McConnell bucks Trump with ‘no’ votes.
Mitch McConnell is pushing back against President Trump’s most controversial nominees, becoming an unlikely — and sometimes lonely — face of Republican resistance.
‘Not equipped mentally’: Trump rips Mitch McConnell after votes against Cabinet picks
It’s the latest rhetorical assault from the president on the former GOP leader, who has voted against three of his nominations.
'YOLO McConnell': Former Senate leader emerges as lone GOP voice against key Trump nominees
Out of Senate leadership and serving likely his last term, Mitch McConnell has often found himself on an island among Republicans in opposition to Trump.
Donald Trump calls Mitch McConnell ‘mentally ill’ after vote against confirmation
Moments before Robert F. Kennedy JR. was sworn in as secretary of HHS, Donald Trump made claims about Mitch McConnell's mental state.
Trump lays into Mitch McConnell after Senator continues rebellion: ‘He’s not equipped mentally’
President claims he never knew McConnell had polio, which the former leader of the Senate Republican Conference cited as a reason for not backing Robert F Kennedy’s nomination to be Health and Human S
Mitch McConnell Makes a Lonely Stand Against Trump
The former GOP leader can more freely speak his mind on nominees and defense, but his influence is limited.
McConnell's mental acuity targeted by Trump after ex-Senate leader joins Dems against Cabinet nominees
The GOP's recent and longest-serving Senate party leader has stood in opposition to his conference multiple times, demonstrating the party’s significant transformation in the age of Trump.
Mitch McConnell takes another feeble swing at Trump — when it doesn’t really matter
Analysis: Mitch McConnell’s resistance against Trump nominees should not be mistaken for the sudden evolution of a spine, ...
Trump seems to question well-known part of Sen. Mitch McConnell's life — his childhood polio battle
President Donald Trump seems to have questioned a well-documented part of Sen. Mitch McConnell’s life — his childhood battle ...
McConnell tests the strengths and limits of his power opposing a trio of Trump’s Cabinet nominees
No longer in charge, Sen. Mitch McConnell has been speaking his mind. The long-serving former Republican leader rejected ...
Mitch McConnell Warns Trump's Kentucky Voters How This 1 'Bad Policy' Will Hurt Them Directly
At a time when Americans are tightening their belts, we would do well to avoid policies that heap on the pain," said the ...
Mitch McConnell says Trump's trade war will raise prices: 'Tariffs are bad policy'
Mitch McConnell and Donald Trump have had a rocky relationship since their falling out over Trump's loss to Joe Biden in the ...
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Mitch McConnell’s Desperate Bid for an Honorable Political Legacy
Lately McConnell has been a rare GOP vote against Trump’s worst cabinet nominees. But he’s the main reason Trump is back in ...
Trump insults McConnell over RFK Jr. vote, casts doubts on polio diagnosis
I had no idea he had polio,’ Trump said when asked about the 82-year-old Kentucky senator’s decision to vote against Robert F ...
Mitch McConnell casts only Republican vote against new intelligence director Tulsi Gabbard
U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell, of Kentucky, cast the only Republican vote against the new Director of National Intelligence Tulsi ...