John Hickenlooper defeats GOP's Cory Gardner, flipping 1st seat for Democrats; Mitch McConnell prevails in Kentucky, as both parties eye narrow path to majority

In a Monday night debate, the Senate majority leader asked if Americans really want a New Yorker 'setting the agenda.' Critics point out that Trump was born and raised in Queens

As 3 GOP senators test positive for coronavirus, Mitch McConnell says opening session on Amy Coney Barrett's nomination will take place on October 12 as planned

2 Republican senators test positive and say will quarantine until hearings for Coney Barrett set to start; Democrats seize on announcements to call for delay in the process

'The winner will be inaugurated on January 20th,' Mitch McConnell says after Trump refuses to commit to handing over power if he loses

With support from Romney in hand, GOP aide says lawmakers could confirm Trump's pick to replace Ginsburg on bench by October 29, as divisive battle takes shape

Democrats accuse McConnell of blatant duplicity because he refused to consider Obama nominee 8 months before 2016 election; Senate majority leader says they are the dishonest ones

With more than $50 million contributed in the hours after US Supreme Court justice's passing, the party's base appears to be rallying for the fight ahead

With Senate majority leader McConnell vowing to call a vote for iconic justice's replacement, president says: 'We were put in this position of power to make decisions'

Republican Senate leader vows to bring Trump-chosen Ginsburg replacement to vote, despite blocking move by Obama in 2016; Biden says voters should have their say first