We shouldn’t expect McConnell to be the next John McCain or Mitt Romney, but his vote Friday against Pete Hegseth previewed some fascinating dynamics ahead. President Donald Trump has posted ...

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I want to be the first to congratulate Mitch McConnell on his recent — what we hope will be a successful — implantation of a new spine. The early signs that the new vertebrae are taking are good.

Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., was one of three Republicans to vote on Friday against Pete Hegseth, who was narrowly confirmed as defense secretary in the new Trump administration. The other ...

Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell broke with his Republican colleagues by voting against U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) Secretary Pete Hegseth's nomination on Friday, causing some of President ...

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 ...

Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) voted not to confirm Pete Hegseth as secretary for the Department of Defense because he isn’t confident he is prepared to safeguard the country’s national security ...

Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said it was “alarming” that some of President Trump’s new hires in the Pentagon survived the vetting process. McConnell is urging the Trump administration to ...

Former Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell wasted no time criticizing President Donald Trump's nominee for Department of Defense, Pete Hegseth, just before he was confirmed.The vote to ...

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 ...

McConnell joined fellow Republican Sens. Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) in opposing Hegseth on the final vote — forcing Vice President Vance to show up at the Senate ...