The former GOP leader can more freely speak his mind on nominees and defense, but his influence is limited.

With 16 Senate confirmations so far, the pace of Trump's second term eclipses that during the same period in his first term, when there were only seven and just 11 for Biden.

Sen. Mitch McConnell was a generational force for the Republican Party — using procedural tactics and political will to ...

President and billionaire ally Elon Musk move to shrink government as deputy JD Vance prepares to meet with Ukrainian ...

Trump announces reciprocal tariffs plan as TikTok returns to U.S. app stores: Live updates - President moves to levy ...

It was the third time in three weeks McConnell has explained himself after crossing party lines. No longer the leader of ...

The Senate voted 52 to 48 to confirm her earlier in the day. The success of one of President Trump’s more divisive cabinet ...

Historical trends suggest that President Trump should suffer a midterm setback in 2026. It is axiomatic that the party out of ...

In fact, his aides and allies took pains to describe his initial flurry of executive activity as “shock and awe,” reviving an ...

The move by the president, whose authority to make the changes was not clear, is the latest attempt to bring a Washington institution under his control.

While some, like Secretary of State Marco Rubio, sailed through, others, like Attorney General Pam Bondi, saw their ...