The Latest Breaking News from Mitch McConnell

U.S. Sen. Rick Scott on Thursday released a revised version of his plan to “Rescue America,” backing down from his proposal that would require all Americans to pay “some income tax,” an ambiguous statement that suggested imposing new taxes on millions of people currently making too little money or seniors…

WASHINGTON — It didn’t happen after 13 people were killed at Columbine in 1999, when 26 were gunned down in Newtown in 2012 or when 17 people were murdered at Parkland in 2018.

The army of perennial doomsayers about the financial condition of Social Security had to be a little crestfallen after the release of the program trustees' annual report last week.

Serious questions on gun violence mean there are few laughs as US president meets late-night TV host

Republicans face accusations of hypocrisy for not treating gun violence with urgency

"They need to pass it today," the GOP leader said on the same day a 10-year-old Ulvade survivor testified in House

As Democrats heard from gun violence survivors, the senator insisted they should prioritize Brett Kavanaugh’s safety instead.

WASHINGTON — Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell called on the U.S. House to immediately pass a bill that would bolster security for Supreme Court justices and their families after the arrest of a man who authorities say was plotting to assassinate Justice Brett Kavanaugh.

Most every Republican lawmaker expressed outrage in the days after the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021