WASHINGTON—Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell is back at work in the U.S. Capitol on Monday, almost six weeks after a fall at a Washington-area hotel and extended treatment for a concussion. The longtime Kentucky senator, 81, has been recovering at home since he was released from a rehabilitation facility March 25. He fell after attending…

A former Republican Kentucky gubernatorial candidate died in a house fire on Thursday, officials have confirmed. Tom Emberton, 90, who also served as chief judge of the state Court of Appeals, was at home in Edmonton when the fire began at around 3:30 a.m., Metcalfe County Coroner Larry Wilson said. Emberton sprung into action and helped to get his wife, Julia, out…

Senate minority leader Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) made a rare reaction to the prospect of former U.S. President Donald Trump running for commander-in-chief in 2024.  “I think we’re going to have a crowded field for president,” McConnell said, answering a question about his thoughts on Trump again running for president. The senator echoed a February…

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has promised that approval of Sweden’s application to join NATO will be fast-tracked by Congress and could be done within months. McConnell made the comments to reporters in Stockholm on Monday after Sweden officially announced it will apply to NATO to provide better security for the country in the wake of…

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Tuesday decried the Republican National Committee’s (RNC) decision to censure Reps. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) and Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) for their roles on the Democrat-dominated Jan. 6 Committee. In its resolution censuring Cheney and Kinzinger, the RNC said that the Jan. 6 commission on which they serve as the…

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) blasted Democrats for their inconsistent attitudes toward the filibuster during the opening rounds of debate on two federal elections bills that Democrats are trying to pass by overturning the filibuster. The Senate is scheduled to debate two elections bills, including the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act and…

Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday called on Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell to leverage the impending debt ceiling deadline to “totally kill” the Democrats’ social welfare bill. According to the Treasury Department, lawmakers have until Dec. 15 to raise the nation’s debt ceiling. In a statement, Trump said McConnell “must be fully prepared to…

After months of promises by Senate Republicans not to vote for an increase in the debt ceiling, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) reached a deal in the early hours of Thursday morning to suspend the debt limit until December. Despite McConnell’s support for the deal, Republicans are divided…

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said he opposes the mostly Democratic-backed Jan. 6 Capitol breach commission announced by a group of lawmakers on the House Homeland Security Committee last week. The independent commission, as envisioned by House members, would have the power to issue subpoenas. Some Republicans have said that the panel should also…

U.S. troops are coming home. President Joe Biden announced U.S. military troops in Afghanistan will start their final withdrawal in about 2 weeks, ending the 20-year presence there. Dubbed the “Forever War,” it’s spanned four administrations. What are the responses in Congress? Biden said the 9/11 terrorist attacks “cannot explain” why U.S. forces should remain there…