17 From January 3 to January 20, 2021, with Republicans holding a majority with 51 senators, Mitch McConnell served as the majority leader and Charles Schumer remained the minority leader. The run-off elections for both Georgia Senate seats held on January 5, 2021, resulted in Democrats Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff defeating incumbent ...

The positions of majority leader and minority leader are held by two United States senators and people of the party leadership of the United States Senate. They serve as chief spokespersons for their respective political parties, holding the majority and the minority in the chamber.

He served from 2007 to 2025 as the leader of the Senate Republican Conference, including two stints as minority leader (2007 to 2015 and 2021 to 2025), and was majority leader from 2015 to 2021, making him the longest-serving Senate party leader in U.S. history.

Listed below are the current leadership and officers for the 118th Congress. Also available on Senate.gov are historical essays on and lists of Senate leadership and Senate officers.

1 day ago · A spokesperson for Morris did not offer comment to the Herald-Leader regarding the 44-year-old’s thinking; however, he has said publicly he’s weighing a run for senate in 2026 and governor in ...

Feb 5, 2025 · Kentucky U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell fell down the stairs in the United States Senate the afternoon of Feb. 5. McConnell fell after voting to confirm Scott Turner as the U.S. Secretary of Housing ...

Sep 1, 2023 · Why it matters: If McConnell, the longest-serving GOP Senate leader in U.S. history, steps down before his term ends in 2027, his state and party will need to replace one of the most calculated politicians of a generation.

6 days ago · WASHINGTON – Former Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell fell twice on Wednesday and was escorted out of the Capitol in a wheelchair as a precautionary measure.. The longtime leader, 82, is ...

Jan 2, 2025 · Former Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell often says politicians come to Washington to “either make a point or to make a difference.” Mr. McConnell has done both in his...

Jan 3, 2023 · Mitch McConnell officially broke the record for longest-serving Senate leader on Tuesday. In his floor remarks to open the new Congress, McConnell paid tribute to the last Senate leader to hold the...