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 in 2026, he announced in a speech on the Senate floor on Thursday morning.
Mitch McConnell—GOP Leader-Turned-Trump Foe—Won’t Seek Reelection To Senate
Ky., stepped down as the longest-serving party leader in U.S. history last year, but has continued to face questions about his health and age.
Sen. Mitch McConnell won't seek reelection in 2026, ending long tenure as Republican power broker
Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell announced on Thursday that he won’t seek reelection next year, ending a decadeslong tenure as a power broker who championed conservative causes but ultimately ceded ground to the fierce GOP populism of President Donald Trump.
Out goes Mitch McConnell — and an era of GOP politics
Mitch McConnell announced the impending close of his four-decade Senate career Thursday, underscoring a remarkable legacy of turning American government rightward but also capping a fading era in Republican politics.
US Senator Mitch McConnell Will Not Run for Reelection
Republican U.S. Senator and former Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell will not seek reelection in 2026, his office confirmed on Thursday. McConnell has represented Kentucky in the Senate since 1985.
McConnell won’t seek reelection, ending decades-long Senate tenure
McConnell, who is celebrating his 83rd birthday on Thursday, is the longest-serving Senate party leader in history.
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House GOP leaders double down as rival Senate GOP bill moves forward
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Congress ignores looming shutdown to focus on tax cuts, agency layoffs
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Alabama-born longtime Republican US Senate leader, now 83, will not seek re-election
McConnell, the longest-serving Senate party leader in U.S. history, chose his 83rd birthday to share his decision not to run ...
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Scramble for McConnell’s Senate seat underway with signs of a bruising GOP primary ahead
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Former Oregon House Republican leader will run for Senate GOP leader’s seat
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