Mitch McConnell tests the strengths and limits of his power opposing a trio of Trump's Cabinet nominees
This is McConnell unplugged, three weeks into the Trump administration, and his new role as no longer the Senate GOP leader but one of 100 senators. It is testing the strength, but also the limits, of his influence on the institution, where he has been a monumental presence for nearly 40 years.
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, the long-serving GOP leader rejecting President Donald Trump's more high-profile Cabinet nominees — alone at times, among the Republicans,
Sen. Mitch McConnell defies Trump on nominee votes
Trump calls him “bitter,” but Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY), who severely criticized Trump over the Jan. 6 riot, has voted against RFK Jr, Tulsi Gabbard, and Pete Hegseth.
'A bitter guy': Trump slams McConnell for voting against Cabinet picks
President Donald Trump slammed U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell in a news conference Thursday after the Kentucky lawmaker voted against his Cabinet nominees for a second day in a row. McConnell cast the lone Republican vote against Robert F.
Mitch McConnell Emerges as Swing Vote for Trump Nominees
Former Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell has voted against three of President Donald Trump's Cabinet nominees—Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F.
Stefanik nomination stalls as GOP frets over narrow House majority
Rep. Elise Stefanik was Trump's first Cabinet nominee as ambassador to the United Nations, but she's not up for a vote yet in the Senate.
Full List of Republicans, Democrats Who Voted Against RFK Jr.'s Nomination
The Senate confirmed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for Health and Human Services secretary. Here's who voted against him.
'YOLO McConnell': Former Senate leader emerges as lone GOP voice against key Trump nominees
Out of Senate leadership and serving likely his last term, Mitch McConnell has often found himself on an island among ...
Can Trump bring unions into the GOP fold? His labor nominee presents a major test
President Donald Trump has repeatedly challenged Senate Republicans with his Cabinet picks. But it's the Republican president ...
GOP Sen. Susan Collins backs RFK Jr. ahead of critical Senate vote on HHS secretary nominee
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Trump's labor nominee once worked at Planned Parenthood, risking further GOP ire
Labor secretary nominee former Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer listed on her questionnaire for a Senate committee that she worked at ...
McConnell emerges as Trump’s greatest GOP foe on Cabinet confirmations
Unshackled from leadership and likely to retire, McConnell is increasingly irking GOP colleagues on Trump nominees while offering Democrats welcomed surprises.
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New Jersey's Republican candidates for governor debated. Here's what they said
Two days after their counterparts across the aisle gathered to debate, the hopefuls for New Jersey’s Republican ...
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GOP gubernatorial candidates meet for first debate tonight
Four candidates will take the stage tonight for the first debate in the race for the Republican nomination for governor of ...
How Republican skeptics in the Senate got to ‘yes’ on RFK Jr. and Gabbard
Sen. Todd Young, R-Ind., questions former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, President Donald Trump’s choice to be the Director of National ...
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Senate continues confirming nominees
Republican senators are pushing more of President Trump’s nominees through, even in the face of Democratic pushback.