Former Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell says he won't run for reelection in 2026, announcing his impending departure from the Senate on Thursday, his 83rd birthday. Mr. McConnell said on the ...

Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., will not run for re-election in 2026 and will instead retire, the longtime senator announced Thursday. McConnell has served in the Senate for decades, including as ...

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We laughed. Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has a gruff charm. That was his way of poking fun at me when I saw him around town. For a long time, I wanted to quickly snap back by thanking him for ...

The longtime Republican senator turned 83 on Thursday. Longtime Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell announced on Thursday he will not seek reelection next year. McConnell, who turned 83 today ...

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It's the end of an era in Kentucky politics.Thursday, U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell announced he will not be seeking re-election, ending a decades-long tenure.First elected in 1984, McConnell holds ...

Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) announced Thursday that he is not seeking reelection in 2026, bringing an end to the longest-serving Senate leader’s political career. McConnell, one of the leading ...

Sen. Mitch McConnell announced he will not seek reelection in 2026. If McConnell is unable to finish his term, a new Kentucky law would require the governor to call a special election to fill the ...

Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., announced Thursday he will not seek reelection next year—putting an end to his decadeslong career during which he became the longest-serving Senate party leader in ...

Former Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced Thursday, the day he turned 83, that this would be his final term in office and he would not seek reelection in 2026. The Republican ...

The announced retirement of Senator Mitch McConnell, the erstwhile longest-serving Republican leader in Senate history and one of the most consequential lawmakers of his era, was not unexpected.