Lisa Mascaro

FILE - President Donald Trump speaks with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., left, as he arrives at Blue Grass Airport in Lexington, Ky., Oct. 13, 2018, to travel to Richmond, Ky., for a rally.

McConnell tests the strengths and limits of his power opposing a trio of Trump's Cabinet nominees

Lisa Mascaro

WASHINGTON (AP) — No longer in charge, Sen. Mitch McConnell has been speaking his mind, the long-serving GOP leader rejecting President Donald Trump’s more high-profile Cabinet nominees — alone at times, among the Republicans, casting his no votes.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., speaks during a press availability on Capitol Hill, Feb. 27, 2024, in Washington. McConnell has endorsed Donald Trump for president. McConnell announced his decision after Super Tuesday wins pushed Trump, who is the GOP front-runner, closer to the party nomination. It’s a remarkable turnaround for McConnell, who has blamed Trump for “disgraceful” acts in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.

Government & Politics

McConnell endorses Trump for president, who he once blamed for 'disgraceful' Jan. 6, 2021, attack

Lisa Mascaro

Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell endorsed Donald Trump for president on Wednesday, a remarkable turnaround from the onetime critic who blamed the then-president for “disgraceful” acts in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack but now supports his bid to return to the White House.

Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., speaks to reporters following a closed-door policy meeting, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023. A spokesman for McConnell said the senator has been hospitalized after tripping and falling Wednesday, March 8, at a hotel.

Government & Politics

Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell hospitalized after fall

Mary Clare Jalonick

Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell was hospitalized after tripping at a local hotel, a spokesman for the senator said.