The Republican has been married to his wife, Elaine Chao, since 1993. Learn more about her and their marriage here.

The Kentucky Republican has served more than 40 years in the chamber, and became one of the most consequential and divisive ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell will not run for reelection when his current term expires in January 2027.

Senator Mitch McConnell, the longest-serving Senate party leader in U.S. history, announced on his 83rd birthday that he will ...

Sen. Mitch McConnell will not seek reelection in 2026, ending a decadeslong run as one of the most powerful Republicans in ...

Sen. Mitch McConnell is announcing he won’t seek reelection next year, ending a decadeslong tenure as a power broker who ...

The 83-year-old from Kentucky was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 1984, where he led the Republican Party from 2006 to ...

McConnell announced he will not seek re-election in 2026, ending his four-decade Senate career. He joins two other Senators who have announced their retirement.

In response to former Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell's Senate exit many pro-Trump Republicans took to social media to celebrate, saying he has “done so much destruction" to the party.

Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) announced he will not seek reelection. The Republican lawmaker made the announcement on the ...

Republican Mitch McConnell, a shrewd political tactician who tilted the Supreme Court to the right but whose traditional ...