Jim Justice has now been sworn in to the U.S. Senate. Most other senators were sworn in more than a week ago, Jan. 3. But ...

he passed away on April 25, 2008, at the age of 84. Mr. McConnell. who was born on May 10, 1923, in Pughtown, West Virginia, was the son of a steel worker and grew up during the Great Depression.

McConnell, 82, is the outgoing leader of the ... Policy Committee Chair Shelly Moore Capito, West Virginia, and Conference Vice Chair: James Lankford, Oklahoma. The incoming National Republican ...

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said he is hopeful that Republicans will grow their majority after flipping seats in West Virginia, Montana and Ohio. Photo: Drew Angerer/AFP/Getty ...

McConnell credited the Senate Leadership Fund for raising $425 million to help Republicans flip seats in Ohio, Montana and ...