Lexington Herald Leader20d
Mitch McConnell’s freezes, falls and health scares fueled retirement rumors. See timeline
Mitch McConnell, Kentucky’s longest serving senator, announced plans to retire and not seek reelection for an eighth term in office in a speech on the Senate floor Thursday. McConnell ...
USA Today19d
Sen. Mitch McConnell will not seek reelection in 2026
Senator Mitch McConnell, a long-standing figure in the U.S. Capitol, has decided not to pursue reelection for another term. McConnell, who has represented Kentucky in the Senate since 1984 ...
Wall Street Journal19d
Mitch McConnell Won’t Seek Another Term in the Senate
WASHINGTON—Sen. Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.) said he wouldn’t seek another term, after a decadeslong career marked by brass-knuckled tactics in crafting a conservative Supreme Court as well as repeated ...
Boston.com20d
Sen. Mitch McConnell won’t seek reelection in 2026, ending long tenure as Republican power broker
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell is announcing on Thursday that he won’t seek reelection next year, ending a decadeslong tenure as a power broker who championed ...
CBS News19d
Mitch McConnell announces he won't run for Senate reelection in 2026
Former Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell says he won't run for reelection in 2026, announcing his impending departure from the Senate on Thursday, his 83rd birthday. Mr. McConnell said on the ...