McConnell, who survived polio as a young boy, said he voted against Kennedy because of Kennedy’s skepticism of “proven cures,” such as the polio vaccine. “In my lifetime, I’ve watched ...

McConnell oversaw Trump’s three Supreme Court nominations during his first term, part of a sweeping set of 234 judges confirmed over those four years — most of them young conservatives who ...

Todd Young, a Republican. “He’s liberated.” McConnell’s votes against Trump’s nominees come amid a challenging chapter for his health. The senator, who suffered falls earlier this month ...

McConnell's legacy is tied to the federal courts. He's worked for years to install young, conservative-minded judges while preventing Democrats from doing the same. In 2016, McConnell notoriously ...

The senator plans to deliver his speech in a chamber the famously taciturn McConnell revered as a young intern long before joining its back benches as a freshman lawmaker in the mid-1980s.

As for the likely GOP field, no Republicans officially launched campaigns ahead of McConnell’s expected retirement announcement, but Rep. Andy Barr has already told party officials that he ...

The senator plans to deliver his speech in a chamber the famously taciturn McConnell revered as a young intern long before joining its backbenches as a freshman lawmaker in the mid-1980s.

The famously taciturn McConnell revered the Senate as a young intern long before joining its back benches as a freshman lawmaker in the mid-1980s. His dramatic announcement comes almost a year ...