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.

Former Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) will reportedly announce on Thursday, February 20, that he will not seek reelection in 2026. McConnell, who stepped down from leadership last ...

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 ...

Mitch McConnell won't be seeking reelection in 2026 ... Andy Beshear, seen as a rising star in his party for winning statewide office in Republican territory, has said he has no interest in ...

WASHINGTON — (AP) — Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell announced Thursday that he won't seek reelection next year, ending a decadeslong tenure as a power broker who championed conservative causes ...

Mitch McConnell, Kentucky’s longest serving senator, announced plans to retire and not seek reelection for an eighth term in office in a speech on the Senate floor Thursday. McConnell ...

Longtime Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell announced Thursday he won’t seek reelection in 2026, ending his run as one of the most powerful lawmakers in the U.S. McConnell, a Republican first elected ...

It was the most McConnellian of goodbyes. As seven-term Sen. Mitch McConnell stood on the floor of the U.S. Senate on Thursday to announce he would not run for re-election, the Kentucky Republican ...

After years of public health issues and speculation, Kentucky’s Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell announced Thursday he will not seek an eighth term of office. In a speech on the Senate floor ...