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 ...

But on Thursday morning, he had the votes to be confirmed. The vote was 52 to 48. Sen. Mitch McConnell, the former Republican majority leader and a polio survivor, joined Democrats to vote against ...

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 ...

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 ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

WASHINGTON—In 2017, when President Trump was fresh in his first term, then-Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell was asked by a student on a class trip what he thought of the new commander in ...

Kentucky businessman Nate Morris said Wednesday that he is not waiting for Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) to decide whether he will run for reelection next year, announcing his interest in launching ...

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 ...