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

Mitch McConnell ... of votes because he was making paid speeches, McConnell pulled off a major upset. Uninspiring and having a weak chin that many said made McConnell look like a turtle, McConnell ...

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U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell, the longest-serving sitting lawmaker in the Senate, has announced he will not seek reelection in 2026, ending a storied career that has shaped American politics for decades.

Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell won't be seeking reelection in 2026. On the Republican Senator's 83rd birthday Thursday, he addressed the Senate floor on his plans to retire when his current term ...

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 ...

Mitch McConnell's legacy is ... McConnel’s retirement means we’ll have one less voice standing up for speech when we need it most. Perhaps Sen. McConnell’s commitment to “uninhibited ...

Former Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell has announced he won't be seeking reelection in 2026 and is expected to deliver remarks on his tenure from the U.S. Capitol in Washington D.C. Thursday.

It's the end of an era in Kentucky politics.Thursday, U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell announced he will ... "I think President Trump needs less of these weak, career politicians running for office ...

Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., in the upper chamber of Congress. Cameron, who was Kentucky's first Black attorney general, announced his Senate campaign just minutes after McConnell said he would not ...