Mitch McConnell is hanging it up. Thursday, on the occasion of his 83rd birthday, McConnell, R-Louisville, took to the floor ...

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

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

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The former Senate majority leader voted against three Trump Cabinet picks, Pete Hegseth, Tulsi Gabbard, and RFK Jr. It’s too ...

Unshackled from leadership and likely to retire, McConnell is increasingly irking GOP colleagues on Trump nominees while offering Democrats welcomed surprises.

While some moderate Republicans, such as Senators Lisa Murkowski and Susan Collins, voted with McConnell against Hegseth, most Republicans have backed Trump's picks. Despite McConnell's votes, no ...

Mitch McConnell (R-KY) spent 18 years as Senate Republican ... “I’m a little surprised but more sad for him having led and garnered a loyal support group of Republicans as leader and perhaps ...

Main: Senator Mitch McConnell during the Secretary Senate Agriculture ... So I would just say I am sad." Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski: "He doesn't have the burdens of leadership ...

They’re mad because McConnell had the audacity to speak the absolute truth — that Pete Hegseth, who allegedly drinks too much, paid a woman $50,000 to settle a sexual assault allegation, and drove two ...