The feud between Donald Trump and Mitch McConnell could soon spark anew in the next Congress with the Kentucky Republican poised to hold ample sway over the president-elect’s agenda and nominees. McConnell will leave GOP leadership when the 119th Senate ...
It’s an undeniable political reality acknowledged by his friends and foes alike. Sen. Mitch McConnell’s (R-KY) nearly 18-year stint as the ringleader of Republican senators leaves behind a historic trail.
The president, president-elect and longstanding lawmakers were among those to offer condolences after hearing of Carter’s death.
After years in the background, Sen. John Thune (R-SD) is stepping into the limelight as the new Senate Majority Leader as Sen. Mitch McConnell (R0KY) steps aside and Thune's primary focus will be making sure Donald Trump will be happy while he also attempts to keep his caucus in line.
EDITOR: The two-party system is eroding our republic. It has created hyperpolarization where a party breaks democratic norms, parties demonized each other prompting hyperbolic misleading rhetoric, and where winning is more important than serving the people. With Donald Trump’s reelection, this republic is on a slippery slope toward oligarchy.
Who says the Senate doesn’t have its fair share of drama? The “world’s greatest deliberative body” was at the forefront of extraordinary political moments.
While most Senate Republicans have scrambled to display as much loyalty to Trump as possible, a handful have made clear that they are willing to defend the body’s “advise and consent” role. Among the senators to watch are moderate Republicans Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, Susan Collins of Maine and incoming freshman Sen. John Curtis of Utah.
Unwise, premature and embarrassing outreach from what is supposed to be the opposition.
Cenk Uygur, the founder of "The Young Turks," one of the largest progressive networks, spoke this weekend at AmericaFest, a convention organized by Charlie Kirk's conservative "Turning Point USA" group.
Congress has approved a last-minute government funding bill to avert a shutdown. It heads to President Biden's desk for his signature.
With hours to go before a midnight government shutdown, the House has approved a new plan from House Speaker Mike Johnson that would temporarily fund federal operations and disaster aid,
A dinner at The Catbird Seat restaurant in Nashville, to signify where he stands right now in the Senate race, if that’s what he wants; he’s a McConnell protégé whom Trump endorsed against Beshear in 2023. A new Kentucky highway map and a directory ...