The former GOP leader can more freely speak his mind on nominees and defense, but his influence is limited.

A beaming Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.) called Election Day “a helluva good day” and congratulated both President-elect Trump and the Republican officials who worked to win ...

Chao, 50, was the younger sister of McConnell’s wife, former Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao. Though Angela Chao’s Feb. 11 death was reported at the time, The Wall Street Journal’s ...