With time running short and the danger of a national default growing, Democrats are hoping an unlikely savior will come to the rescue: Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.). Democratic ...

Sen. Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) is attempting to sell skeptical Senate Republicans on a plan that would enable Democrats to take a party-line vote that would raise the federal debt ceiling ...

WASHINGTON — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said Republicans won't support a debt limit hike, drawing fierce backlash from Democrats who accused him of plotting to sabotage the economy. The ...

Washington seemed closer to resolving its bitter impasse over the government shutdown and the debt ceiling on Monday, as top Senators looked to broker a deal, while President Barack Obama scheduled ...

CNN — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell have reached an agreement to create a one-time process that would let Democrats raise the debt ceiling on their ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has been enlisting one emissary after another to convince Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell to help raise the federal debt limit. It’s not working.

The kicked-can of a deal sets up a bigger battle this winter. The TAKE with Averi Harper On the Senate floor Thursday morning, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell took credit for resolving a crisis ...

WASHINGTON — Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell has given Democrats a new offer to extend the federal debt ceiling into December. The Senate has gone into recess so lawmakers can discuss the ...