The Senate voted 50-50 to confirm the alleged sexual abuser to lead the Pentagon. Vice President J.D. Vance broke the tie ...

Readers criticize the vote on the defense secretary nomination. Also: President Trump and tariffs; silencing health officials ...

Senators on both sides of the aisle are preparing for the confirmation hearing for Kash Patel, President Donald Trump’s ...

From the editorial, "It was McConnell, who joined with persistent Trump GOP critics, to vote against Hegseth, showing that ...

On Friday night, Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell strode onto the Senate floor and, without a moment’s hesitation, voted against ...

The Republican senator’s childhood bout with the disease has informed his ardent support for vaccines amid increasing skepticism of them within his party.

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

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.

The former Senate Republican leader says he’ll prioritize national security during the final two years of his term.

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 ...

For most of U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell’s 18-year tenure as the Senate Republican Leader, he was vilified as an “establishment” ...

Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell expressed his thoughts Saturday on voting to confirm President Donald Trump's nominee for U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security.McConnell was a yes vote in the 59-34 ...