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

WASHINGTON — Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., the longest-serving Senate leader in history, announced on his 83rd birthday Thursday that he won’t seek re-election next year, bringing an end to his ...

McConnell, U.S. Senate Minority Leader, is the longest-serving senator in Kentucky history. The politician, who recently turned 82, will see his current term end in 2026. He’d be 84 at the time ...

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

Republican U.S. Sem. Mitch McConnell announced he will not seek reelection in 2026 after representing Kentucky in the Senate for decades. McConnell's announcement sparked mixed reactions on social ...

Mitch McConnell will end his Senate career with his most indelible mark on the nation’s federal courts and the chamber’s judicial confirmation process, a priority that changed the chamber’s rules and ...

Mitch McConnell has finally decided to call it quits. The longest-serving Republican Senate majority leader announced on Thursday that he will not run for reelection in 2026. “Seven times, my fellow ...

As the contest turns nasty, onetime allies of Senate Republicans’ former leader are now seeking President Trump’s endorsement ...

Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.) said he wouldn’t seek another term ... McConnell, who turns 83 Thursday, made the announcement from the floor of the Senate, where he has served since 1985 and is now in his ...

Mitch McConnell affirmed the "strength" of the Senate's political power. McConnell, R-Ky., said "there is no place" for Congress to hide from its constitutional obligations, including its role "in ...

U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell announced on Thursday he does not plan to run for re-election in 2026. Here's what to know about ...