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

Lately McConnell has been a rare GOP vote against Trump’s worst cabinet nominees. But he’s the main reason Trump is back in ...

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

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

In his many years leading Senate Republicans, Mitch McConnell pushed the judiciary rightward and turned the chamber into a legislative graveyard for Democrats, earning a reputation for cutthroat ...

Senator Mitch McConnell voted against Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s confirmation as Secretary of Health and Human Services. McConnell cited Kennedy's stance on vaccines as a primary concern. This vote ...

WASHINGTON — 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 ...

Senator Mitch McConnell, the lone Republican dissenter, voted against Robert F Kennedy Jr.'s confirmation as health secretary citing Kennedy's controversial vaccine views. "Mr Kennedy failed to ...

Three months ago, Mitch McConnell ran the Senate GOP. Now he’s going it alone as he wages battles against some of President Donald Trump’s highest-profile nominees. The Kentucky Republican ...

McConnell and Trump. U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) speaks during the Secretary Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee confirmation hearing for Brooke Rollins, President Donald ...