WASHINGTON – Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell was one of three Republicans voting against the confirmation of Pete Hegseth on Friday to be secretary of Defense, though his appointment was ...

Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky voted against President Donald Trump's nominee to be secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth.The vote came down to the wire Friday night, with all Democrats and ...

The former Senate Republican leader had been widely expected to retire at the end of his term. He made it official on his ...

In his first big turn on the world stage, the defense secretary has already been forced to offer a major walk-back.

WASHINGTON – The Senate narrowly confirmed Pete Hegseth on Friday as secretary ... Lisa Murkowski, of Alaska, Susan Collins, of Maine, and Mitch McConnell, of Kentucky, the former Republican ...

Defense Secretary Peter Hegseth has ordered senior military and civilian Pentagon officials to cut 8% from the defense budget ...

No longer in charge, Sen. Mitch McConnell has been speaking his mind. The long-serving former Republican leader rejected ...

Republican Mitch McConnell who voted against defense secretary Pete Hegseth, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard ...

Without referring to Donald Trump directly, McConnell discussed what a balance of power in the federal government should look like in practice.