President Donald Trump picks every member of his cabinet, but he needs the support of a majority of the Senate for them to be confirmed. A Senate committee questions each nominee in a hearing before ...

The announced retirement of Senator Mitch McConnell ... the importance of Congress as laid out in Article 1 of the Constitution, a particularly relevant comment as Trump attempts to use executive ...

Last week during an interview on Air Force One, a reporter asked Donald Trump whether Elon Musk was planning to cut the Pentagon's budget when ... In 2017, Mnuchin, Mitch McConnell, and other ...

Mitch McConnell’s ... For all his strategic brilliance, McConnell’s long game has led to a party consumed by Trumpism and a Supreme Court whose rulings are out of step with most Americans.

Mitch McConnell (R), criticized his fellow Kentuckian for voting against confirming President Trump’s Cabinet picks, calling his decision “flat out wrong.” McConnell had voted against ...

Mitch McConnell, R-Ky ... So there were some holding out hope that McConnell would vote no on Patel. It’s darkly ironic that the master strategist is unwilling to see how much he helped ...

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.

After 40 years in Washington, McConnell walks away with his legacy in doubt because of GOP surrender to Trump.

Mitch McConnell, despite opposing many prominent Trump picks including Tulsi Gabbard and RFK Jr, supported Patel. Micth McConnell did not vote against Kash Patel in the senate confirmation.

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 ...

Mitch McConnell ... up to greet McConnell, beginning with Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, who hugged him, and Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, who patted him on the back. He took out a tissue and ...