In an reflective speech on the Senate floor Thursday, Sen. Mitch McConnell announced that his current term in the U.S. Senate ...

U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell, after spent decades in the nation's Capitol shaping Republican priorities, will not seek reelection when his term expires.

Former Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell will not run for reelection in 2026, he announced in a speech on the Senate floor on Thursday morning. The announcement marks a major moment in ...

U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell, the longest-serving sitting senator, has announced he will leave Congress at the end of his term.

A key aspect of Sen. Mitch McConnell's legacy is his staunch support for free speech, even when it put him at odds with public opinion or his own party. McConnell consistently opposed campaign ...

A series of falls and freeze ups has raised questions about the senator’s health and criticism from his political opponents.

“Seven times, my fellow Kentuckians have sent me to the Senate,” McConnell said in a Senate floor speech Thursday. “Representing our commonwealth has been the honor of a lifetime. I will not ...

In a speech on the Senate floor that fell on his 83rd birthday, Mr. McConnell made official what had been widely expected since he announced last year that he would step down as the Republican leader.

He informed The Associated Press of his decision before he addressed colleagues in a speech on the Senate floor. Sen. Mitch McConnell (@SenMcConnell): "Seven times my fellow Kentuckians have sent ...

revealed his decision in a floor speech in the chamber where he has served since 1985. “Seven times, my fellow Kentuckians have sent me to the Senate,” McConnell said. “Every day in between ...

In a speech announcing his plans to retire at the end of his term, and coming days after he rejected nominees to President Donald Trump's cabinet, U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell affirmed the "strength ...

He informed The Associated Press of his decision before he addressed colleagues in a speech on the Senate floor. “Seven times, my fellow Kentuckians have sent me to the Senate,” McConnell said ...