Vice President Vance cast a tie-breaking vote as Hegseth overcame allegations of sexual assault, public drunkenness and ...

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s famous name, populist stances and loyal following have earned him President Donald Trump's support, ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is far from confirmed as secretary of Health and Human Services, but the prognosis got better on ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has said vaccines are not safe. His support for abortion access has made ...

For the first time in modern American history, a skeptic of medical research could be responsible for safeguarding public ...

By pardoning the January 6 rioters on his first day in office, Trump signaled to a bunch of his supporters, which included ...

After a few GOP senators, including McConnell, voted against Hegseth for defense secretary, the Senate narrowly voted to ...

Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell through several personal shots at President Donald Trump’s scandal-plagued secretary of defense ...

On Friday night, Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell strode onto the Senate floor and, without a moment’s hesitation, voted against the Republican president’s nominee for secretary of defense.

WASHINGTON – Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell was one of three Republicans voting against the confirmation of Pete Hegseth on ...

Republican Senator Mitch McConnell's vote against Donald Trump's nominee for secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth, sparked criticism from some of the president's Make America Great Again (MAGA ...