CNN3d
McConnell, free from leadership constraints, bucks Trump and the evolving GOP
McConnell has also publicly lamented the GOP’s Trump-fueled drift away from positions that he still holds dear – in support of free trade and a muscular foreign policy. “He is eager to ...
The Washington Post4d
After McConnell opposes RFK Jr., Trump says he has ‘no idea’ if senator had polio
President Donald Trump insulted Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) and cast doubt on the senator’s battle with polio on Thursday after he voted against Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s confirmation to ...
WLKY5d
McConnell, once again, lone Republican against a Trump pick — RFK Jr.
Once again, Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell was the only Republican not to go the way of his party, voting no on another Trump pick.On Thursday, the Senate confirmed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as ...
The Hill6d
McConnell only Republican to vote against Gabbard
McConnell voted Monday in favor of a procedural motion to advance Gabbard’s nomination to a final up-or-down vote. The Senate confirmed her by a vote of 52-48 .
Washington Examiner5d
McConnell emerges as Trump’s greatest GOP foe on Cabinet confirmations
Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) spent 18 years as Senate Republican leader corralling his members to fall in line. Now, unshackled from those responsibilities and likely headed for the chamber’s ...
The Hill5d
McConnell on RFK Jr.: ‘I will not condone the relitigation of proven cures’
Sen. Mitch McConnell issued a blistering indictment of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Thursday, with the Kentucky Republican saying his childhood bout with polio heavily influenced his decision to vote ...
ABC News4d
McConnell tests the strengths and limits of his power opposing a trio of Trump's Cabinet nominees
No longer in charge, Sen. Mitch McConnell has been speaking his mind WASHINGTON -- No longer in charge, Sen. Mitch McConnell has been speaking his mind, the long-serving GOP leader rejecting Presi ...
The Providence Journal6d
Who is Judge McConnell? Meet with RI judge at the center of Trump's spending freeze.
McConnell grew up in Providence and went to Bishop Hendricken. He was among the attorney's on the major settlement against the tobacco industry He was appointed by Obama in 2011. It took three ...
Los Angeles Times4d
McConnell tests the strengths and limits of his power opposing a trio of Trump’s Cabinet nominees
WASHINGTON — No longer in charge, Sen. Mitch McConnell has been speaking his mind, the long-serving GOP leader rejecting President Trump’s more high-profile Cabinet nominees — alone at times ...
USA Today3d
Sen. McConnell: Trump tariffs are bad policy. At $1,200, Kentuckians will pay the price.
Mitch McConnell is the senior senator of Kentucky. He is the longest-serving Senate party leader in American history. He is the chair of Senate rules and defense appropriations committees and a ...
The Courier-Journal6d
Mitch McConnell casts only Republican vote against new intelligence director Tulsi Gabbard
U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell voted against President Trump's pick for director of national intelligence. U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell was the lone Republican to vote against the new Director of National ...
CNN3d
McConnell, free from leadership constraints, bucks Trump and the evolving GOP
Sen. Mitch McConnell was a generational force for the Republican Party — using procedural tactics and political will to stymie much of former President Barack Obama’s agenda, hand President ...