We laughed. Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has a gruff charm. That was his way of poking fun at me when I saw him around town. For a long time, I wanted to quickly snap back by thanking him for ...

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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 ...

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 ...

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, 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 ...

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.

Daniel Cameron says he plans to run for Sen. Mitch McConnell's U.S. Senate seat. Mitch McConnell has held the seat since 1984 but announced Thursday he plans to step down. Daniel Cameron once ...

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 not be seeking re-election, ending a decades-long tenure.First elected in 1984, McConnell holds ...

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.