Unshackled from leadership and likely to retire, McConnell is increasingly irking GOP colleagues on Trump nominees while offering Democrats welcomed surprises.

The triumph of Trump’s most controversial picks has set the tone for the president’s domineering relationship with Congress — ...

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Former Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky ... When he speaks, people will listen,” Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) told The Hill in previous comments. McConnell’s open critiques ...

USAID, a crucial humanitarian agency created by President John F. Kennedy in 1961, was unexpectedly closed by Donald Trump, ...

President Donald Trump got his two former progressive Democratic Cabinet picks confirmed with little Republican dissent this week despite early predictions that they would have trouble getting through ...

"I tend to vote for almost everybody in both parties, but I want to see how the hearing goes," Graham said last week about ...

Feb. 12 The Senate confirmed Gabbard 52-48, with McConnell and all Democrats voting against her—but key moderate Republicans ...

As director of national intelligence, Gabbard will oversee the U.S. intelligence community and serve as the president's top ...

“Tulsi Gabbard,” the California Democrat said. “She has no experience in the intelligence community. She didn’t even serve on ...

Gabbard overcame skepticism from Republicans about whether she was the right person for the director of national intelligence ...