When the Kentucky Republican returns next month for the new session of Congress, it will mark the first time since 2007 that ...

Democrats have little love for former Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell, but they could borrow a lesson from his ...

Mitch McConnell's decision to step down as a Senate GOP leader ahead of Trump's return to office could have a lasting impact.

Tackett captures McConnell’s exceptional self-discipline and unflagging drive to harness power in service of his political ...

The Senate gaveled in on Friday and officially came under Republican control, with newly elected Majority Leader John Thune ...

But for the first time in 18 years, a key Republican leader will no longer be at the helm: Senator Mitch McConnell. Since 2007, McConnell has served as head of the Republican Party in the Senate, ...

Despite all the drama over warring House Republicans, Trump’s radical legislative agenda will mostly be shaped by Thune’s ...

President Donald J. Trump’s swearing-in on Inauguration Day comes amidst controversy, as half of voters celebrate his ...

The affable traditional conservative from South Dakota is the first new chief of the Senate G.O.P. in nearly two decades. He ...

Mitch McConnell of Kentucky ... Before World War II, presidents needed recess appointment power because the US Senate was out of session more often than lawmakers were in the nation's capital.