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 ...

Former Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced ... MAGA regardless of how much McConnell and others like him pushed back. Still, I can't help but look at McConnell’s mishandling of ...

A day after U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell announced he'd be retiring at the end of his term, we're getting insight into what the race for his seat could look like. Early contenders are already ...

Mitch McConnell's legacy ... 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 somehow ...

Senator Mitch McConnell has announced his retirement, ending his 40-year career in Congress due to growing health concerns. McConnell revealed this decision on his 83rd birthday, stating his ...

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 ...

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 ...

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