Sen. Mitch McConnell won’t seek reelection in 2026, ending long tenure as Republican power broker

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Prominent American politician Mitch McConnell has announced his retirement. The Republican said yesterday, on his 83rd birthday, that he will not campaign for re-election to his Senate seat next year. McConnell was one of the most powerful politicians in Washington for decades. He was leader of the Republicans in the Senate for more than seventeen years and in that role was a crucial force in the US, as someone who could make or break the polici…

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Mitch McConnell, top Republican senator, says he won’t run for re-election - National

The long-serving Kentucky senator made the announcement in a speech from the Senate floor Thursday, which was also his 83rd birthday.

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Mitch McConnell Announces Retirement from the Senate - News Addicts

Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY), the longest-serving majority leader in Senate history, just made a massive announcement during a speech in the upper chamber. One week after being badly dissed by President Donald Trump, the Kentucky Republican announced on Thursday he will be retiring from the Senate at the end of his term. His decision to […] The post Mitch McConnell Announces Retirement from the Senate appeared first on News Addicts.

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US Republican Senator Mitch McConnell, who earned the nickname "Grim Reaper" after becoming the longest-serving party leader in Senate history, announced on Thursday that he will not run for re-election in 2026, ending a...

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Mitch McConnell announces his retirement after four decades in US senate

Republican senator Mitch McConnell announced yesterday that he will not seek re-election next year.

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Mitch McConnell will leave Senate with egregiously anti

U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell, who announced Thursday that he will not seek reelection in 2026, will leave with an egregiously anti-LGBTQ+ record.McConnell, a Republican from Kentucky, has been elected to the Senate seven times, making him the longest-serving senator from the state. He has been elected nine times to lead the Senate Republican conference between 2006 and 2024, as majority leader or minority leader, depending on the party makeup of th…