Both Matthew Brackley of Waldoboro and Benjamin Bowden of Orrington were not surprised by the president's pardons.

Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky voted against President Donald Trump's nominee to be secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth.

After a few GOP senators, including McConnell, voted against Hegseth for defense secretary, the Senate narrowly voted to ...

Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell through several personal shots at President Donald Trump’s scandal-plagued secretary of defense ...

Senators Lisa Murkowski, Susan Collins and Mitch McConnell voted against confirming Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary ...

Sen. Mitch McConnell accused new defense secretary Pete Hegseth of having "no substantial observations on how to defend ...

Pete Hegseth has vowed to bring his “warrior” ethos to the Pentagon. Democrats had assailed him as unfit for the job, and his ...

“WTF? Mitch McConnell immediately walked over and CELEBRATED with the Democrats after voting against Hegseth This man HAS TO ...

WASHINGTON – Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell was one of three Republicans voting against the confirmation of Pete Hegseth on ...

Sen. Mitch McConnell was one of three Republicans to vote against Pete Hegseth, who was narrowly confirmed as President ...

Pete Hegseth has been narrowly confirmed as Donald Trump’s defence secretary, with Vice President JD Vance casting the tie-breaking vote. Rarely has a Cabinet nominee faced such wide-ranging concerns ...

Vice President JD Vance was forced to step in after Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell broke ranks and voted against Hegseth.