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U.S. Sen. John Cornyn doesn’t hide that he wants Mitch McConnell’s job as Senate Republican leader.

The senior Texas senator has long expressed interest in the position and spent years as McConnell’s top deputy. After a recent series of health scares raised concerns about McConnell’s future, questions abound about Cornyn’s next step.

Cornyn has said that he will continue to

Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell briefly left his own press conference Wednesday after stopping his remarks midsentence and staring off into space for several seconds. McConnell approached the podium for his weekly press conference and began speaking about the annual defense bill on the floor, which he said was proceeding with “good bipartisan cooperation.” But he then appeared to lose

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., could barely be heard giving a speech to his Kentucky constituents over the weekend, over boos and chants of “retire," "ditch Mitch" and "shame on you." He addressed the crowd at the Fancy Farm Picnic, an annual political event in the state, less than two weeks after a scare that brought a new wave of concerns about the senator’s health and age. "

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell made his first public appearance Wednesday after freezing up while taking questions from reporters in Kentucky last week. After he briefly spoke about the work Congress has to do to pass 12 spending bills before Sept. 30, to avoid a government shutdown, and reaffirmed his support for Ukraine, McConnell, 81, took questions. Reporters repeatedly asked the