The Latest Breaking News from Mitch McConnell

Republican leader’s support virtually guarantees bill’s passage

"If the legislation ends up reflecting what the framework indicated, I'll be supportive."

The bill stalled in the House for nearly a month after the Senate passed it, drawing criticism from Republican lawmakers.

“The security issue is related to Supreme Court justices," McConnell argued, "not nameless staff that no one knows"

A new state report says fatal drug overdoses rose nearly 15% in Kentucky last year

WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of senators on Sunday announced it had reached a framework for enacting modest gun restrictions, such as closing loopholes and increasing background checks for gun purchases by people between 18 and 21, in response to a recent spate of mass shootings that included a massacre…

How the bill is ultimately written will be crucial.

WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of senators on Sunday announced it had reached a framework for enacting modest gun restrictions, such as closing loopholes and increasing background checks for gun purchases by people between 18 and 21, in response to a recent spate of mass shootings that included a massacre…

A deal reached by 10 Democratic and GOP senators should have enough support to clear a filibuster, but doesn’t go as far as the House did.

"Donald Trump is the only man in American politics who could get conned by Mitch McConnell twice in an Alabama Senate race," Brooks said.

He’s younger, prettier and speaks in complete, comprehensible sentences. And he speaks directly to former President Donald Trump’s rock-solid base — which is showing a few cracks.