The Senate leader’s iron rule held together a fractious GOP conference that ran from squishy centrist to hardline conservative — and somehow managed to deny Barack Obama the revolution he ...

D.C. Senator Mitch McConnell, a Kentucky Republican, speaks during a press conference on January 23, 2024 in Washington, D.C. Samuel Corum/Getty Images It comes as Republican leadership has shifted in ...

"To the disappointment of my critics, I'm still here on the job," said former Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell on the Senate floor.

Despite his decades towering over Washington as a top GOP leader, he is now eclipsed by President Trump’s takeover of his ...

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) arrives to a news conference after a lunch meeting with Senate Republicans U.S. Capitol 26, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) ...

Sen. Mitch McConnell is pushed in a wheelchair as he heads for votes at the Capitol on Tuesday in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Originally, McConnell and Trump were allies.

Former Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced Thursday, the day he turned 83, that this would be his final term in office and he would not seek reelection in 2026. The Republican senator ...

As the contest turns nasty, onetime allies of Senate Republicans’ former leader are now seeking President Trump’s endorsement ...

Elon Musk ran a unscientific poll on X that revealed how some feel about a proposed end to daylight saving time. Thousands ...

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US Senator Mitch McConnell has announced that he will not seek re-election in 2026 following a 40-year career in Congress. McConnell, 83, was the longest-serving party leader in Senate history, but ...

Sen. Mitch McConnell has announced he will not seek reelection next year, ending a 40-year career in Congress that saw the Kentucky Republican serve as the longest-serving Senate party leader in U ...