The former GOP leader can more freely speak his mind on nominees and defense, but his influence is limited.

Mitch McConnell is pushing back against President Trump’s most controversial nominees, becoming an unlikely — and sometimes lonely — face of Republican resistance.

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.

Voters and pundits took to social media Thursday to express their rage over Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) finally standing up to Donald Trump "way too late." The reaction came after McConnell became the sole Republican to vote "no" on Robert F.

Former Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell broke ranks with Donald Trump on three controversial cabinet picks. But all three were confirmed.

It’s the latest rhetorical assault from the president on the former GOP leader, who has voted against three of his nominations.

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.