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WASHINGTON — Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell is blasting President Trump for allegedly putting “amateur isolationists” in charge of US military policy. McConnell, the former Republican leader ...
Former Republican Senate leader Mitch McConnell is advocating for increased defense spending to counter authoritarian regimes. McConnell believes a stronger military presence will deter potential ...
We laughed. Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has a gruff charm. That was his way of poking fun at me when I saw him around town. For a long time, I wanted to quickly snap back by thanking him for ...
reportedly tumbled on Senate steps on Feb. 5 following the confirmation of new HUD Secretary Scott Turner Moments after Mitch McConnell voted to confirm President Donald Trump's pick for HUD ...
Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell won't be seeking reelection in 2026. On the Republican Senator's 83rd birthday Thursday, he addressed the Senate floor on his plans to retire when his current term ...
Sen. Mitch McConnell helped push through the 2008 bailout of Wall Street banks that probably prevented a deeper economic downturn. He masterminded the Republicans’ strategy of full-on ...
U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell, the longest-serving sitting lawmaker in the Senate, has announced he will not seek reelection in 2026, ending a storied career that has shaped American politics for decades.
Mitch McConnell, Kentucky’s longest serving senator, announced plans to retire and not seek reelection for an eighth term in office in a speech on the Senate floor Thursday. McConnell ...
Sen. Mitch McConnell will not seek reelection in 2026, he announced Thursday. McConnell, who turned 83 on Thursday, has dealt with a series of health scares in recent years and has recently ...
Mitch McConnell will end his Senate career with his most indelible mark on the nation’s federal courts and the chamber’s judicial confirmation process, a priority that changed the chamber’s ...
McConnell has increasingly found himself out of step with a GOP shifting toward the fiery, often isolationist populism espoused by Trump. He set a new precedent for hardball partisan tactics in ...
Mitch McConnell’s announcement that he would be leaving the Senate at the end of his term, with one commentator saying he has "done so much destruction" to the Republican Party. At 83 years old ...