Mitch McConnell, 83, announces retirement from Senate (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein ... He contracted polio as a young boy in the Deep South, and said in a 1990 campaign ad, “I recovered, but ...

FILE - Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., speaks during an interview with the Associated Press at his office in the Capitol, Nov. 6, 2023 in Washington. AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein ...

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

(AP Photo/Alex Brandon) Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell is announcing that he won’t seek reelection ... “We want you guys to thrive as young men and as young women and we’re going to help with our ...

Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell has announced that he won’t seek reelection next year, ending a decadeslong tenure as a power broker who championed conservative causes but ultimately ceded ground to ...

Mitch McConnell announced on Thursday ... The famously taciturn McConnell revered the Senate as a young intern long before joining its back benches as a freshman lawmaker in the mid-1980s.

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 ...