Every time Congress faces a government funding deadline, Washington reminds itself — eventually — that shutdowns are worth avoiding. This is a familiar, and all-too-frequent, conversation.

The former GOP Senate leader is free to vote his conscience.

U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell spoke in favor of increasing military spending during a visit to Elizabethtown Tuesday.

U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell, the longest-serving Senate party leader in U.S. history, sat down with business leaders and ...

McConnell made his first local appearance since he announced he would not seek re-election next year. Speaking with reporters ...

"What we want to avoid here at the end is a headline that says, 'Russia wins and America loses,'" McConnell told reporters in ...

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

Produced by ElevenLabs and News Over Audio (Noa) using AI narration. Listen to more stories on the Noa app. This article was featured in the One Story to Read Today newsletter. Sign up for it here.

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

Republican U.S. Sem. Mitch McConnell announced he will not seek reelection in 2026 after representing Kentucky in the Senate ...