To beat Trump, we need clarity of purpose, discipline and coordination," one top Democratic strategist said. "It’s clear none of that exists right now.” ...

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Despite his decades towering over Washington as a top GOP leader, he is now eclipsed by President Trump’s takeover of his ...

The former GOP Senate leader is free to vote his conscience.

We laughed. Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has a gruff charm. That was his way of poking fun at me when I saw him around town. For a long time, I wanted to quickly snap back by thanking him for ...

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

Trump once called Mitch McConnell's wife Elaine Chao ‘crazy’ – now she is appointed to the Kennedy Center (Photo by Ricky Carioti/The Washington Post, Chip Somodevilla/Pool Photo via AP ...

Rising to leadership of the U.S. Senate appropriations committee this year positioned Republican Sen. Susan Collins to bring home a lot of federal money for projects across Maine. But the stopgap ...