The former GOP Senate leader is free to vote his conscience.

U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell, the longest-serving sitting lawmaker in the Senate, has announced he will not seek reelection in ...

Despite his decades towering over Washington as a top GOP leader, he is now eclipsed by President Trump’s takeover of his ...

Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., will not run for re-election in 2026 and will instead retire, the longtime senator announced Thursday. McConnell has served in the Senate for decades, including as ...

Voters and pundits took to social media Thursday to express their rage over Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) finally standing up to Donald Trump "way too late." The reaction came after McConnell became ...

Sen. Mitch McConnell, 83, announced on Thursday that he will not be seeking reelection to the Senate. 'Seven times, my fellow Kentuckians have sent me to the Senate,' McConnell said on the Senate ...

Sen. Mitch McConnell announced Thursday that he will not seek reelection in 2026 — setting an end date for his long and influential political career. McConnell's fitness for the job and ability ...

It's the end of an era in Kentucky politics.Thursday, U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell announced he will not be seeking re-election, ending a decades-long tenure.First elected in 1984, McConnell holds ...

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Three months ago, Mitch McConnell ran the Senate GOP. Now he’s going it alone as he wages battles against some of President Donald Trump’s highest-profile nominees. The Kentucky Republican ...

U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell, who's spent decades in the nation's Capitol shaping Republican priorities, will not seek reelection when his term expires next year. McConnell's press office confirmed ...

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