Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) faces a difficult test in rallying GOP colleagues to change the Senate’s rules to speed up the confirmation of approximately 140 Trump nominees. Changing ...

Looming over the Republican primary for Kentucky’s open Senate seat are two defining party figures — Donald Trump and Mitch ...

An annual picnic in Kentucky became a platform for GOP Senate candidates to show how closely they align with President Trump. Some also attempted to distance themselves from Sen. Mitch McConnell.

This year’s Fancy Farm picnic in western Kentucky turned into a debate over Sen. Mitch McConnell’s legacy within his own ...

Republican hopefuls took aim at U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell at Fancy Farm, but he remains a powerful political figure.