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

The GOP's recent and longest-serving Senate party leader has stood in opposition to his conference multiple times, ...

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

Trump calls him “bitter,” but Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY), who severely criticized Trump over the Jan. 6 riot, has voted against RFK Jr, Tulsi Gabbard, and Pete Hegseth.

This is McConnell unplugged, three weeks into the Trump administration, and his new role as no longer the Senate GOP leader ...

Mitch McConnell has voted against the worst of Trump's appointments, but it doesn't absolve him for abetting Trump's earlier crimes.

After January 6, the Kentucky senator passed on the opportunity to potentially bar the impeached ex-president from returning to office. Now we’re all paying the price.