Hegseth also said Wednesday that Ukraine returning to its prewar borders—before Russia annexed Crimea in 2014—would be ...

Ahead of his retirement announcement, Sen. Mitch McConnell voted against confirming a few Trump Cabinet picks. Here's what to ...

Former Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron ... McConnell had voted against confirming Pete Hegseth, Tulsi Gabbard and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for secretary of Defense, director of national ...

Among the many issues that jeopardized Pete Hegseth’s nomination ... In casting one of three GOP votes against Hegseth, Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) made clear his biggest reservation ...

Following his confirmation, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is poised to be one of ... in the First Gulf War” (University Press of Kentucky, 2020) and “Yanks in Blue Berets: American U.N ...

Travis Gettys is a senior editor for Raw Story based in northern Kentucky. He previously worked as a web editor for WLWT-TV and a contributing writer for the Kentucky Enquirer, and he also wrote ...

In his first big turn on the world stage, the defense secretary has already been forced to offer a major walk-back.

After 40 years in Washington, McConnell walks away with his legacy in doubt because of GOP surrender to Trump.

Longtime Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell on Thursday said he will not seek another term in office when he is up for reelection in 2026.

Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the former GOP leader, was the sole Republican voting against Gabbard’s nomination as the nation’s director of the Office of National Intelligence, saying the nominee ...

Following the incredibly close vote to confirm Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, all eyes have turned to three nominees ... including Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, vote against him, requiring ...