Mitch McConnell

"Anyone seeking the presidency who thinks that the Constitution could somehow be suspended or not followed, it seems to me would have a very hard time being sworn in as president of the United States," McConnell said at the top of his remarks to reporters on Capitol Hill.

"I don't own this job, anyone that wants to run for it can feel free to do so," McConnell said, adding that he is proud of his vote count. Speaking to reporters in the U.S. Capitol following his win, he said he doesn't plan to go anywhere.

The visit came the same day President Joe Biden announced his plan to cancel some student loan debts. Asked about his reaction to the announcement, Sen. McConnell said he thinks it's a bad idea.

The U.S. Senate race in Ohio was supposed to be a chip shot and a short putt — an almost certain win for the GOP. But suddenly, Mitch McConnell is questioning whether his party can win control of the Senate in November, with Republicans sinking $28 million into TV and radio ads to help boost J.D. Vance, their candidate in Ohio.

WVXU asked Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell what he thinks can be done to dial back incendiary speech leading to such attacks.

Russia and Ukraine, two countries at war with each other, also differ in their views of Kentucky’s two U.S. senators.

Kentucky's senior senator says the decision puts the issue of abortion in the hands of the democratic process.

A bipartisan group of senators led by Chris Murphy, D-Conn., and John Cornyn, R-Texas, unveiled their proposal over the weekend, which would include incentives for states to pass red-flag laws, funding for school safety and mental health resources, expanded background checks and more.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is in Kentucky this week, saying little about potential legislation to address mass shootings like last week’s massacre in Uvalde, Texas.

The GOP leader spoke from Stockholm following a trip to Kyiv. He backed Sweden and Finland joining NATO and pushed back on more isolationist voices in his party. "There have always been isolationist voices in the Republican Party, and there were prior to World War II, and that's perfectly alright," McConnell said. "This is a debate worth having. It's an important subject. And I think one of the lessons we learned from World War II is not standing up to aggression early. It's a huge mistake."