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Office of Community Planning and Development: The Trump administration is aiming to cut the office, an arm of the department ...

A federal judge in Washington denied a request by unions to block the Trump administration’s effort to drastically reduce the ...

Mitch McConnell is hanging it up. Thursday, on the occasion of his 83rd birthday, McConnell, R-Louisville, took to the floor ...

The scramble to fill Mitch McConnell’s Senate seat in Kentucky began as soon as the long-serving Republican lawmaker revealed ...

Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, long a powerful Republican leader in the Senate, won't be running for reelection in 2026.

Coloring in Bubble Tea Drawing!! Mitch McConnell announces he'll retire, ending his four-decade Senate career Here’s how much ...

Even before Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) announced his impending retirement from the Senate, the GOP race in the Kentucky ...

Ahead of his retirement announcement, Sen. Mitch McConnell voted against confirming a few Trump Cabinet picks. Here's what to ...

The Kentucky Republican has served more than 40 years in the chamber, and became one of the most consequential and divisive ...

A series of falls and freeze ups has raised questions about the senator’s health and criticism from his political opponents.