Moderate GOP Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, revealed she won’t back President Donald Trump’s nominee to be director of the FBI, Kash Patel.  “The nomination of Kash Patel to serve as Director of the FBI comes to the Senate against the backdrop of recent personnel actions at the Department of Justice, including the resignations of several career federal prosecutors who felt they were being instructed to act in a...

Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., will not run for re-election in 2026 and will instead retire, the longtime senator announced Thursday. McConnell has served in the Senate for decades, including as Senate majority leader under President Donald Trump’s first administration. McConnell is the longest-serving Senate party leader in U.S. history, and he announced his retirement on his 83rd birthday. “Seven times, my fellow Kentuckians have sent me to the...

A bipartisan group of lawmakers has introduced a bill that would give parents up to $6,000 per child in expanded tax credits.  It’s part of a wider piece of legislation called the Affordable Childcare Act, led by Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., and Ryan Mackenzie, R-Pa., on the right and Sharice Davids, D-Kan., and Suzanne Bonamici, D-Ore., on the left. Both the Republican and Democratic campaigns had called for...