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Does video show Mitch McConnell appearing unresponsive when asked for midterms reaction?
In the clip, McConnell, seated in a wheelchair, appeared to stare ahead and blink several times while someone spoke to a reporter off-camera. Read More
Mitch McConnell gives unnerving blank stare when asked about midterm results as heath concerns mount
Kentucky Republican Senate Mitch McConnell gave a reporter a blank stare as she asked him about the GOP wipeout in last week's midterm elections. Read More
McConnell’s Bizarre Run-In Reignites Health Concerns
The 84-year-old senator blanked when asked a simple question by a reporter. Read More
Andy Barr wins U.S. Senate seat
Republican Andy Barr was elected U.S. senator in Kentucky on Nov. 3, to replace longtime Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell, who did not seek reelection. Barr won the race, defeating Democrat Charles Booker, Kentucky Party candidate Christopher Campbell and write-in candidate Thomas Michael Murphy. Bar Read More
Andy Barr wins Kentucky Senate race to succeed Mitch McConnell
Mitch McConnell, a longtime leader in the Senate GOP, has held the seat since 1985, but the 84-year-old decided against seeking another term. Read More
Barr wins McConnell’s open Senate seat in Kentucky
Rep. Andy Barr (R-Ky.) is projected to win Kentucky’s open Senate seat and succeed retiring Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), according to preliminary results from Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ). Barr defeated former Kentucky state Rep. Charles Booker (D) in what DDHQ, The Hill’s election partner, deemed would Read More
Kentucky live results: 2026 Senate election
Kentuckians are heading to the polls on Tuesday to pick who will succeed seven-term Sen. Mitch McConnell, the former Senate Majority Leader who’s faced health problems in the waning months of his tenure. Kentucky has not elected a Democrat to the U.S. Senate since 1992, but the party has had better Read More
Booker, Barr visit Perry County in final days of Kentucky Senate race
Democrat Charles Booker and Republican Andy Barr visited Perry County in the final days of their campaigns for the U.S. Senate, as Kentuckians prepare to decide Tuesday who will replace Mitch McConnell. Read More
Former President Obama endorses Booker in Kentucky Senate race
Charles Booker is running against Republican Rep. Andy Barr to succeed Sen. Mitch McConnell. Read More
Mitch McConnell’s own words turned against Trump DOJ’s ‘brazenly unlawful’ ballot crusade
A bipartisan group of former governors reached for an unlikely ally to take on President Donald Trump's Justice Department over uncounted ballots.On Thursday, 28 former governors from both parties filed a brief with the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals leaning on the words of former Senate Republican le Read More
'Why do I want to fund his agenda?' Trump put on notice as GOP defections loom
When Congress reconvenes after next week’s midterm elections, President Donald Trump will likely face a changed landscape, including more Republican lawmakers unwilling to do his bidding.According to Politico, the warning signs are already showing. GOP defense hawks are telling the president that hi Read More
Mitch McConnell Sparks New Mystery With Op-Ed Attack on Trump
The senator has not been seen for weeks, but has penned a scathing editorial. Read More
‘Plan accordingly’: Ex-GOP leader delivers Trump veiled threat in scathing WSJ op-ed
Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) used a Wall Street Journal op-ed this weekend to tear into President Donald Trump’s approach to Russia, and buried at the end was a warning that Trump’s end-of-year agenda could hang in the balance.In the piece, published Sunday, the former Senate Republican leader argued Read More
McConnell: Latest Trump bid to end Russia-Ukraine war ‘certain to fail’
Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is warning that President Trump’s efforts to end the war between Russia and Ukraine by “coddling” Russian President Vladimir Putin and limiting assistance to Kyiv is “certain to fail.” McConnell, who had been largely quiet on the issue of the war after Ukraine lost full Read More
An existential threat to THC drinks pits Willie Nelson against Mitch McConnell
A $1.5-billion hemp drink industry races to survive a looming ban. Read More
Fact✓Check | Barr, Booker spar over tariffs and bourbon ahead of Kentucky Senate race
Republican Andy Barr and Democrat Charles Booker are both making arguments about Sen. Mitch McConnell’s trade record and tariffs as they compete for his Senate seat. Read More
McConnell refusing to share millions in campaign cash with desperate colleagues: report
Despite the threat that Republicans could lose their majorities in both the House the Senate, former Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) is refusing to lift a finger to help his colleagues, according to reporting.The Washington Sun reported that McConnell, the former Senate majority leader Read More
With McConnell retiring, four candidates vie for Kentucky’s open U.S. Senate seat
It’s been 16 years since a Senate seat opened in Kentucky, one that was filled by the election of Rand Paul in 2010. Now, with the impending departure of Mitch McConnell — who has not only served in the Senate since 1985 but is also the longest-serving Senate party leader ever — another significant Read More
US senators ask Trump to rescind 'disastrous' Russian diesel deal
Bipartisan group of a dozen senators suggests Moscow will use diesel money to help Iran's war effort against the US Read More
GOP senators condemn Trump’s Russia diesel deal as ‘betrayal of our allies’
A growing group of Republican senators is condemning President Trump’s deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin to import an estimated 2.5 million tons of Russian diesel as a “gift to our adversary and a betrayal of our allies.” Six Republican senators, including former Majority Leader Mitch McCon Read More