Democrats used the overnight Senate session as a platform for their outrage over what President Donald Trump has wrought.

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Republicans pressed forward despite President Donald Trump's endorsement of a competing House proposal and questions about the path ahead.

Republican U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell, who acquired the moniker "Grim Reaper" as the longest-serving party leader in Senate history, said on Thursday he will not seek reelection in 2026, ending a decades-long career that helped steer American politics decisively to the right.

Kentucky law would dictate how to fill Sen. Mitch McConnell's seat if he does not finish his term, which ends at the start of 2027.

Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY), the longest-serving party leader in Senate history, will announce his retirement on Thursday. McConnell, first elected to the upper chamber in 1984, will deliver the announcement in remarks from the Senate floor,

The Senate confirmed former Justice Department attorney Kash Patel as FBI director to serve a ten-year term. Former Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell announced Thursday that he would not seek reelection to the Senate after his current term.

The Senate voted Thursday afternoon to confirm Kash Patel as FBI director. The Senate voted 51-49 to confirm Patel with Republican Sens. Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska joining a unified Democratic Senate caucus in voting against his nomination,