Perhaps the ultimate party man will decide that he must steer his party away from a destructive path, writes David Axelrod. And maybe -- just maybe -- in the final stanzas of his career, he will feel the tug of history and conscience and surprise us all.

The Louisville, Kentucky, home of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell was vandalized just days after he refused to allow the upper chamber to vote on boosting stimulus checks to $2,000.

As he blocked $2,000 stimulus checks for the third time, Mitch McConnell claimed that the American people don't need the checks.

McConnell said on the Senate floor that a bill passed by the Democratic-controlled House of Representatives, which sought to meet fellow Republican Trump's demands for bigger checks,...

“Senators can no longer ignore the calls of voters, local elected officials, and economists who have repeatedly called for this relief.” Americans across the political spectrum overwhelmingly want the federal government to provide a trillion dollars for state and local aid in the next Covid-19 relief...

Mitch McConnell is expected to unveil a $1tn stimulus package, as the US records more than 1,000 Covid deaths per day.Plus, why we have 100 days to save the planet...