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Mitch McConnell Won't Seek Reelection

Sen. Mitch McConnell won’t seek reelection in 2026, ending long tenure as Republican power broker

Sen. Mitch McConnell has announced he won’t seek reelection next year, ending a decadeslong tenure as a power broker who championed conservative causes but ultimately ceded ground to the fierce populism of President Donald Trump.

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Sen. Mitch McConnell will not seek reelection in 2026

LOUISVILLE, Ky. − Sen. Mitch McConnell, who has spent nearly half a century in the nation's Capitol shaping Republican priorities while thwarting Democratic policies, will not seek reelection when his term expires next year.

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Mitch McConnell’s legacy in Senate sits in the nation’s courts

Mitch McConnell will end his Senate career with his most indelible mark on the federal courts and the judicial confirmation process.

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Capitol Lens | A Mitch in time

Here are some archival photos of Sen. Mitch McConnell, who announced on Thursday that he will not seek reelection next year.

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Mitch McConnell’s party of one

Three months ago, Mitch ... far. McConnell is also following the golden rule of the Senate: How you vote is up to you, but don’t surprise your own party leaders. Senate Majority Leader John ...

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Trump seems to question well-known part of Sen. Mitch McConnell's life — his childhood polio battle

President Donald Trump seemed to question a well-documented part of Sen. Mitch McConnell’s life — his childhood battle with polio — after the Kentucky Republican opposed vaccine skeptic ...

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McConnell, free from leadership constraints, bucks Trump and the evolving GOP

Sen. Mitch McConnell was a generational force for the Republican Party — using procedural tactics and political will to stymie much of former President Barack Obama’s agenda, hand President ...

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