Mitch McConnell's decision to step down as the Republican Senate leader has triggered an internal campaign to nab his coveted ...

The Florida senator has renewed his push for Senate GOP leader after Republicans secured a majority in this year's election.

A beaming Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.) called Election Day “a helluva good day” and congratulated both ...

"It's certainly a happy day for the GOP," said Mitch McConnell, who criticized Donald Trump in his recent biography.

The GOP’s leadership within the Senate will shift as longtime Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell announced earlier this year that ...

Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz, who is defending his seat in the upper chamber, slammed outgoing Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., as a "one-man dictator" on Fox News' "Sunday Morning ...

Republican leader Mitch McConnell, who is the longest serving Senate leader ... Two Venezuelan nationals – 21-year-old Johan ...

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Senate Republican Whip John Thune (S.D.) is urging President-elect Trump not to put his thumb on the scale in the race to ...

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South Dakota's John Thune, McConnell’s current No. 2, and John Cornyn of Texas, who held that job before Thune, are the front-runners in the Nov. 13 secret ballot to replace McConnell.

WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans vying to replace longtime leader Mitch McConnell have been crossing the country to campaign and fundraise for colleagues, making their final arguments before a ...