"We pretty much own rural and small town America, and I think this is a sensible solution to the problem before us," McConnell said of the bill.
McConnell was one of 14 GOP senators who voted to open debate on the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act.
Many Democrats are bolting from Biden. Obama's former top economist said it was a "worse idea" now compared to months ago.
With Plenty Of GOP Help, Senate Shoots Down Rand Paul's Balanced-Budget Resolution Every few years, Kentucky Senator Rand Paul puts forth a quixotic proposal to balance the federal...
The Kentucky Republican's endorsement Tuesday boosted momentum for modest but notable election-year action by Congress on an issue that's deadlocked lawmakers for three decades.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said Tuesday that he plans to support the gun-control agreement a bipartisan group of senators announced on Sunday, but only if the text of the bill...
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R) said Tuesday he's "comfortable" with the gun safety outline a bipartisan group of senators reached this week and will support the bill if it "ends up...
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday he was comfortable with the framework of a U.S. Senate gun safety bill and would support the final proposed legislation...
The bipartisan gun safety deal announced today falls well short of what President Biden has called for but still marks the first time in decades Republicans have shown a willingness to do anything...
McConnell gave back-to-back speeches on the Senate floor Wednesday and Thursday, demanding House Democrats quit holding up the bipartisan bill.
Wisconsin's Department of Justice identified the suspect gunman as Douglas K. Uhde, accused of killing retired Judge John Roemer and having a hitlist of other political targets.
Douglas K. Uhde is suspected of killing a former county judge.
A gunman suspected of fatally shooting a retired county judge at a Wisconsin home was sentenced to prison by him nearly two decades ago, online court records show, and had a list of targets that...
A gunman suspected of fatally shooting a retired county judge at a Wisconsin home had a list that included Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and Wisconsin Gov....
Biden says he believes there is "recognition on their part that they can't continue like this."
Sen. Mitch McConnell encouraged Sen. John Cornyn to begin conversations with Democratic lawmakers to see if any common ground can be found on gun laws.
Senate Democrats had already expressed interested in having Cornyn as the point of contact for talks.
The legislation passed the House after a white supremacist shooting in Buffalo
The minority leader said he has encouraged Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, to sit down with Democrats to negotiate a legislative plan that would curtail mass shootings.
Sen. Mitch McConnell said he's asked Republicans to look into gun control measures in the wake of the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas this week.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell told CNN on Thursday he met earlier in the day with Texas Sen. John Cornyn and encouraged the senior Republican senator to begin discussions with Democrats,...
The Senate is not expected to vote on admitting Finland and Sweden into NATO until this summer, but there is broad bipartisan support.
The top Senate Republican traveled to Europe in a bid to show that isolationism hasn’t taken over his party. He has privately lobbied his colleagues to vote that way, and so far, most are.
The Republican leader is determined to stamp out a pro-Trump wing of his party that has pushed back on $40 billion in aid to Ukraine — and U.S. support more broadly.
Sen. Rand Paul , one of 11 Senate Republicans to vote against the $40 billion aid package to Ukraine, responded to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s (R-Ky.) comments describing Paul as …
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said his Kentucky colleague Sen. Rand Paul (R), who vocally opposed the $40 billion Ukraine aid package, represented “a tiny percentage” of Senate Republi…
WASHINGTON — Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said Sunday that Finland and Sweden would be “important additions” to NATO as he led a delegation of GOP senators to the region in a show of...
His support for Ukraine is putting him at odds with his party’s non-interventionist wing.
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