I ’m avoiding getting too high on the good days and too low on the bad days,” Mitch McConnell was telling me. “Is today a ...

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.

After nearly four decades in the Senate, Sen. Mitch McConnell’s (R-Ky.) long tenure is finally coming to an end. Some have hailed him as a master strategist, a guardian of conservative ...

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 ...

To the editor: Nice try, Mitch, but too little, too late. (“McConnell tests the strengths and limits of his power opposing a trio of Trump’s Cabinet nominees,” Feb. 18) While no political ...

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 ...

U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell, the longest-serving sitting lawmaker in the Senate, has announced he will not seek reelection in ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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