'YOLO McConnell': Former Senate leader votes against key Trump nominees in rare opposition
As the longest-serving Senate leader in history, Republican Mitch McConnell had a reputation for keeping his rank-and-file members in line and frustrating Democrats by relentlessly using procedural tactics to block their agenda.
RFK Jr.’s Health Secretary Confirmation Live Updates: Senate Confirms Trump’s Pick—McConnell Votes ‘No’
RFK Jr. will become Trump's health secretary, after winning over some GOP senators wary of his anti-vaccine views.
"He let the Republican Party go to hell": Trump blasts McConnell after vote against RFK Jr.
The former top Senate Republican was the lone GOP vote against Robert F. Kennedy Jr. 's confirmation to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. A polio survivor, McConnell had previously spoken out against the anti-vax nominee. On Thursday, the president condemned McConnell, saying the senator "let the Republican Party go to hell."
How did RFK Jr. overcome Republican skepticism to become health secretary? By making a lot of promises.
Virtually no previous nominee in recent memory to lead the Department of Health and Human Services has gone through such lengths to claim that they would not interfere with the basics of key public health programs in unprecedented ways.
McConnell only Republican to vote against Gabbard
Former Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) on Wednesday voted against confirming former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii) to serve as the nation’s top intelligence official, sending a strong message to fellow GOP senators,
McConnell waving the flag of 'traditional Republicanism' by breaking with GOP on votes
Senator Mitch McConnell broke with his fellow Republicans again by voting "no" on Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. as HHS Secretary. Brendan Buck, former aide to Speakers Ryan and Boehner, joins Chris Jansing to share his analysis of the Republican Party and McConnell defying President Trump's picks.
Senate Republicans slow-walk Elise Stefanik's confirmation to be U.N. ambassador
The Senate is deliberately slow-walking Rep. Elise Stefanik’s nomination to be President Donald Trump’s ambassador to the ...
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Senate confirms RFK Jr., Tulsi Gabbard to Trump cabinet amid objections from Christians, pro-lifers
Two former Democratic presidential candidates have been confirmed to President Donald Trump s cabinet despite concerns from ...
A GOP challenger emerges for Senate leader Phil Berger’s state Senate seat in 2026
Sen. leader Phil Berger gavels out the Senate session after a final vote on the state budget bill Friday, Sept. 22, 2023 on ...
Senate votes to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as health secretary
Kennedy managed to allay the concerns of several key GOP senators over his anti-vaccine activism. Mitch McConnell was the ...
Trump invites Republican senators to Mar-a-Lago dinner this weekend. Here's what we know
Here’s what we know about Trump’s visit to Palm Beach this weekend and his invite-only Mar-a-Lago dinner for Republican ...
There will be another open Democratic Senate seat in 2026 midterms
Sen. Tina Smith of Minnesota announced Thursday she won't seek re-election in 2026, forcing the Democratic Party to defend ...
Here's who is considering running for the open U.S. Senate seat in Minnesota
Multiple people have either tossed their hat into the ring, or confirmed they are at least considering doing so, for the U.S.
Defying Johnson, Graham and Senate G.O.P. Push Their Own Budget Plan
Senator Lindsey Graham, the South Carolina Republican who relishes being in the middle of the action, is leapfrogging the ...