Then-defense secretary pick Pete Hegseth attends the Vice... Senator Mitch McConnell, (left), arrives to a news conference after a lunch meeting with Senate Republicans at the U.S. Capitol on July ...

Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky voted against President Donald Trump's nominee to be secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth.The vote came down to the wire Friday night, with all Democrats and three ...

WASHINGTON – Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell was one of three Republicans voting against the confirmation of Pete Hegseth on Friday to be secretary of Defense, though his appointment was approved ...

HE TOLD ATTENDEES HE WILL KEEP FIGHTING AGA Former Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell wasted no time criticizing President Donald Trump's nominee for Department of Defense, Pete Hegseth ...

Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell threw several personal shots at President Donald Trump’s scandal-plagued secretary of defense Pete Hegseth just as he was barely confirmed for the job on Friday.

On the merits of his decision, though, McConnell has been open and direct about his priorities for his final two years in office. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth didn’t fit into them.