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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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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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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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, ...
Mitch McConnell’s party of one
McConnell was hardly alone among Senate Republicans in raising doubts about Gabbard, Kennedy and Defense Secretary Pete ...
"He let the Republican Party go to hell": Trump blasts McConnell after vote against RFK Jr.
The former top Senate Republican was the lone GOP vote against Robert F. Kennedy Jr. 's confirmation to lead the Department ...
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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 ...