Mitch McConnell, standing apart in a changing GOP, digs in on his decadeslong...
WASHINGTON — Mitch McConnell often tells the story of a letter that his father, a foot soldier in World War II, wrote to his mother while he was stationed in Eastern Europe in 1945, as the United...
View ArticleJosh Hawley feuds with Mitch McConnell over Republican nominees
Sen. Josh Hawley is blocking swift confirmation of two nominees to serve at federal agencies, but it's not because they’re liberals put forward by President Biden. They’re Republicans who are...
View ArticleSenate border bill careens toward defeat as Mitch McConnell tries to soothe...
A bipartisan border security proposal is headed toward defeat in the Senate, along with $118 billion in attached foreign aid for Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan.Facing fierce hostility from Senate and House...
View ArticleSenate border deal reignites GOP fury against Mitch McConnell; Ted Cruz calls...
Conservative senators fumed against their leadership Tuesday, accusing Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell of betraying Republican values over the chamber's bipartisan border deal.The Republican critics...
View ArticleMontana Rep. Matt Rosendale aims for Senate, tees up primary fight with Tim...
Rep. Matt Rosendale has launched his bid in the hotly contested Montana Senate race to unseat Democratic Sen. Jon Tester this year, but before the conservative can tackle the longtime incumbent he’ll...
View ArticleMitch McConnell shrugs off his Senate Republicans' resignation calls
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is pushing back on his haters who have called on him to resign.“They’ve had their shot,” he said in an interview with The Associated Press, referring to Sen. Rick...
View ArticleMitch McConnell fires back at GOP critics of Ukraine aid
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell lobbed criticism Sunday toward Republican colleagues who oppose more U.S. aid to Ukraine as the chamber advanced a $95 billion national security package.The...
View ArticleMitch McConnell will step down as Senate Republican leader in November after...
WASHINGTON — Mitch McConnell, the longest-serving Senate leader in history who maintained his power in the face of dramatic convulsions in the Republican Party for almost two decades, will step down...
View ArticleMitch McConnell to step down as longtime GOP Senate leader in November
Sen. Mitch McConnell will resign in November from his post as Senate Republican leader, capping off a 17-year tenure in the high-profile role and setting off a battle to replace him that will help...
View ArticleGOP senators call for a conference meeting to discuss new leader election
A group of 10 GOP lawmakers in the upper chamber called on Senate Conference Chair John Barrasso to schedule a meeting to discuss the upcoming election of a new leader.The letter, led by Sen. Ron...
View ArticleJohn Thune picks up two endorsements to replace Mitch McConnell as GOP leader
Senate Minority Whip John Thune of South Dakota was endorsed to become the chamber's next Republican leader on Sunday by two of his colleagues.Sens. Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma and Mike Rounds of...
View ArticleSen. Barrasso passes on bid to replace McConnell; two-man race emerges for...
The battle to replace Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell has morphed into a two-person race between Minority Whip John Thune of South Dakota and Sen. John Cornyn of Texas.Senate Republican...
View ArticleMitch McConnell puts aside distaste for Trump and endorses him for president
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, who once bet heavily on former President Trump's permanent exile from the party, endorsed his longtime political foe after his Super Tuesday blowout win that...
View ArticleNancy Pelosi: McConnell's endorsement of Trump after rift made her 'sad'
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said it’s “sad” that Senate Republican Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has endorsed former President Donald Trump for the 2024 GOP nomination.The California Democrat...
View ArticleLeader race between John Cornyn, John Thune drives fundraising boon for...
Senate Republican campaign officials aren’t shying away from a showdown for the chamber’s next GOP leader. In fact, they’re embracing it.That’s because the two men vying to succeed outgoing Minority...
View ArticleAngela Chao was drunk when she drove into pond, police say
JOHNSON CITY, Texas — Angela Chao, a shipping industry CEO and sister-in-law to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, was intoxicated when she drove into a pond and died last month in Texas,...
View ArticleKatie Britt calls for more respectful discourse, cites friendship with...
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — U.S. Sen. Katie Britt confided Tuesday that she counts some Democratic colleagues among her best friends in the Senate and said such cross-party relationships are essential to...
View ArticleMitch McConnell, back in Kentucky, talks about life in Senate after leaving...
SHELBYVILLE, Ky. — For nearly two decades, Mitch McConnell's only job uncertainty hinged on whether he'd serve as Senate majority or minority leader after the next election. With his days as Republican...
View ArticleMitch McConnell sides with national security hawks in showdown over FISA spy...
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on Monday criticized those putting up roadblocks to reauthorizing the government’s chief spying tool.Mr. McConnell, Kentucky Republican, said his GOP colleagues...
View ArticleMitch McConnell warns dismissing Mayorkas impeachment will defy history as...
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday made his last attempt to persuade Democrats against quickly derailing impeachment articles against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas,...
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