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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 President Donald Trump’s more high-profile Cabinet nominees.

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'YOLO McConnell': Former Senate leader votes against key Trump nominees in rare opposition

As the longest-serving Senate leader in history, Republican Mitch McConnell had a reputation for keeping his rank-and-file members in line and frustrating Democrats by relentlessly using procedural tactics to block their agenda.

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Sen. Mitch McConnell defies Trump on nominee votes

Trump calls him “bitter,” but Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY), who severely criticized Trump over the Jan. 6 riot, has voted against RFK Jr, Tulsi Gabbard, and Pete Hegseth.

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Senate Majority Leader Thune says this is the reason why he and Trump are working well together

GOP Senate Majority Leader John Thune talks exclusively with Fox News Digital about dealing with President Donald Trump and ...

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Mitch McConnell’s Desperate Bid for an Honorable Political Legacy

US Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) gives a thumbs up while arriving at the nomination of Tulsi Gabbard as President Donald ...

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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 with polio.

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GOP Rep. Andy Barr to run for Mitch McConnell's Senate seat, though McConnell hasn't said he's retiring

McConnell is up for reelection in 2026, and he has not said whether he plans to run again for an eighth Senate term.

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Sen. Mitch McConnell Casts Only Republican Vote Against RFK Jr.

Senator Mitch McConnell, a Kentucky Republican, voted against Robert F. Kennedy Jr. during his confirmation for Secretary of ...

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Mitch McConnell’s party of one

McConnell was hardly alone among Senate Republicans in raising doubts about Gabbard, Kennedy and Defense Secretary Pete ...

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Analysis: McConnell voted against 3 Trump cabinet picks. Does it matter?

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

Mitch McConnell Falls Down Senate Stairs: What We Know

Longtime GOP Senator Mitch McConnell, 82, fell down the stairs in the Senate after casting a vote, according to multiple reports.

After Mitch McConnell’s fall, questions raised about how KY handles a US Senate vacancy

The process for filling a vacant US Senate seat in Kentucky has changed twice in the last four years. Here’s what to know ...

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RFK Jr. Confirmed as Health Secretary in Near Party-Line Vote

Kennedy Jr, a vocal vaccine skeptic and activist lawyer, was confirmed Thursday as the nation’s new health secretary. The Senate voted largely alo ...

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Mitch McConnell Explains His Sad Lone “No” Vote on Tulsi Gabbard

The former Senate majority leader couldn’t get a single Republican to vote with him against confirming Tulsi Gabbard as ...

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