Mitch McConnell

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell dismissed questions Wednesday about whether he’ll retire, vowing to serve out his terms as Republican leader and as a senator from Kentucky.

The U.S. Capitol physician says 81-year-old Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell’s health episodes show no evidence of a stroke or seizure disorder.

The Capitol’s attending physician said he “conferred” with Mitch McConnell’s neurology team and that “occasional lightheadedness is not uncommon in concussion recovery.”

The Republican leader remained silent for more than 30 seconds after being asked if he will run for re-election.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell appeared to freeze again during a gaggle with reporters in Covington, Kentucky, stopping for more than 30 seconds after he was asked if he would run for re-election.

Some Republican senators harbor concerns about Mitch McConnell’s health, saying they have personally witnessed changes in the minority leader, 81, after he fell and sustained a concussion in March.

Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., stopped speaking and appeared to freeze in the middle of a news conference on Wednesday. He was escorted away and returned minutes later, saying “I’m fine.”

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell suddenly stopped speaking during a weekly Republican leadership press conference on Wednesday afternoon, appearing to freeze, and then went silent and was walked away.

Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell has been released from the hospital after treatment for a concussion and will continue to recover in an inpatient rehabilitation facility.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., is being treated for a concussion and will remain hospitalized for several days after he tripped and fell.

The Senate minority leader was reportedly at a private event when he tripped and fell.

The president took a trip to Kentucky to talk about a bipartisan infrastructure success story.

Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., opened a news conference on Tuesday with a comment on former President Donald Trump having dinner with rapper Ye, formerly Kanye West, and White Nationalist Nick Fuentes.

Sen. Rick Scott announced a challenge to Sen. Mitch McConnell for the top Republican leadership job in the Senate during a meeting of the GOP members on Tuesday. A spokesman for Scott, of Florida, confirmed the announcement. The Kentucky Republican has held the leadership position since 2007, making him the longest-serving GOP leader in Senate history. For more on this story,...

Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., sent thoughts and prayers to the people of the United Kingdom regarding Queen Elizabeth.

The end of Roe v. Wade started in the Senate.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said Tuesday that he is “comfortable” with the contours of a bipartisan deal on gun legislation and will back it if the measure “ends up reflecting what the framework indicates.”  “I’m comfortable with the framework and if the legislation ends up reflecting what the framework indicates, I’ll be supporting” it, McConnell said. The powerful Republican’s...

Most every Republican lawmaker expressed outrage in the days after the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Some even blamed then-President Donald Trump. But the larger GOP narrative shifted in the weeks and months that followed. Republican House leader Kevin McCarthy, who had said in the hours after the attack that it had been “the saddest day…

Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell says Finland and Sweden would be “important additions” to NATO. McConnell spoke to reporters from Stockholm, where he’s leading a delegation of GOP senators in a show of support against Russia’s aggression. McConnell also is calling on President Joe Biden to designate Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism over its invasion of Ukraine. McConnell...

Joining the Kentucky Republican in the unannounced trip to Ukraine’s capital were Sens. Susan Collins of Maine, John Barrasso of Wyoming and John Cornyn of Texas.