Mitch McConnell Won’t Seek Re-Election in 2026, Ending Tenure as Republican Power Broker
McConnell, the longest-serving Senate party leader in U.S. history, chose his 83rd birthday to share his decision.
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McConnell, longtime Senate GOP leader, announces he will not run for reelection in 2026
Former Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell will not run for reelection ... isolationist strain within the current Republican Party. McConnell has been a staunch supporter of aid for ...
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Sen. Mitch McConnell will not seek reelection in 2026
McConnell, who has represented Kentucky in the Senate since 1984, has served as the Republican leader and played a significant role in shaping the party's agenda. LOUISVILLE, Ky. − Sen.
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Mitch McConnell Won't Seek Reelection as GOP Leadership Shifts in Trump Era
Senator Mitch McConnell, a Kentucky Republican, speaks during a press ... A staunch Reagan-style conservative, McConnell has clashed with his party's shift toward Trump's populist, ...
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Sen. Mitch McConnell won't seek reelection in 2026, ending long tenure as Republican power broker
WASHINGTON — Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell announced Thursday that ... McConnell, the longest-serving Senate party leader in U.S. history, chose his 83rd birthday to share his decision not ...
Scramble for McConnell’s Senate seat underway with signs of a bruising GOP primary ahead
The scramble to fill Mitch McConnell’s Senate seat in Kentucky began as soon as the long-serving Republican lawmaker revealed ...
McConnell announces plans for retirement
Sen. Mitch McConnell, the Kentucky Republican and longest-serving Senate leader who played a pivotal role in obstructing major Democratic agenda items and stacking the federal courts with ...
Daniel Cameron launches Senate bid in the wake of McConnell’s retirement
The former gubernatorial candidate came up short in 2023 but is widely seen as the GOP leader’s heir apparent.