Sen. Mitch McConnell will not seek reelection in 2026, ending a decadeslong run as one of the most powerful Republicans in the country. McConnell, first elected in 1984, is the longest-serving ...

The former GOP Senate leader is free to vote his conscience.

Yeah,” was all McConnell said, chuckling. It was late Tuesday afternoon, a few hours before President Donald Trump was sc ...

Despite his decades towering over Washington as a top GOP leader, he is now eclipsed by President Trump’s takeover of his ...

As the contest turns nasty, onetime allies of Senate Republicans’ former leader are now seeking President Trump’s endorsement ...

Republican Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky announced Thursday that he will not seek reelection in 2026, leaving the seat open to a new slate of contenders. Newsweek reached out to McConnell's ...

Sen. Mitch McConnell understands something many fail to appreciate: Government restrictions on anyone's speech threaten everyone's liberty.

He called the comment “the kind of thing Tucker Carlson ... He said that “the last thing Kentucky needs is another puppet for Mitch McConnell running for office,” a jab at both Cameron ...

Mitch McConnell has spent decades in the nation's Capitol shaping ... to give the high court its current 6-3 conservative split. McConnell wrapped up his comments Thursday with a dig at those who have ...

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“I’m avoiding getting too high on the good days and too low on the bad days,” Mitch McConnell ... like for McConnell, and what his legacy will be. “I don’t want to comment, or commentate.” ...