open image in gallery Mitch McConnell, no longer leader of the Senate GOP, is suddenly comfortable being on the losing side of votes. (Getty Images) McConnell’s vote against RFK Jr’s ...

U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell announced on Thursday he does not plan to run for re-election in 2026. Here's what to know about his career in the Senate. McConnell, U.S. Senate Minority Leader ...

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.

Mitch McConnell, perhaps the greatest strategist in Senate history, recently announced he would be retiring from politics after seven terms. This brought on celebration from MAGA Republicans ...

An interview with veteran congressional observer Norm Ornstein about Mitch McConnell’s striking condemnation of Trump’s most dangerous nominees and what it says about GOP capitulation to Trump.

Then Trump questioned whether McConnell had polio. By Steve Benen Even during Donald Trump’s first term as president, he didn’t exactly have a good relationship with Sen. Mitch McConnell.

Following a crushing electoral defeat in 2008, in which Democrats captured the House, the Senate and the Oval Office, then-66-year-old Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell drew out a roadmap for ...

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

Mitch McConnell announced the impending close of his four-decade Senate career Thursday, underscoring a remarkable legacy of turning American government rightward but also capping a fading era in ...