Top Republican right-winger McConnell announces leaving US Senate
Mitch McConnell, the powerful Republican lawmaker who was instrumental in steering the current US shift to the political right but had a tempestuous relationship with Donald Trump, announced Thursday he will step down from the Senate.
Mitch McConnell announces retirement from US Senate: How social media is reacting
Republican U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell announced Thursday that he will not seek reelection in 2026, which drew mixed reactions on social media.
Sen. Mitch McConnell addresses colleagues on his retirement from the Senate
Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell won't be seeking reelection in 2026. On the Republican Senator's 83rd birthday Thursday, he informed the Associated Press of his plans to retire when his current term ends in 2027. McConnell is set to address his colleagues in a speech on the Senate floor Thursday.
McConnell won’t seek reelection next year, ending decades-long Senate tenure
McConnell, who is celebrating his 83rd birthday on Thursday, is the longest-serving Senate party leader in history.
Mitch McConnell calls on Senate to 'profess authentic devotion to rule of law'
Without referring to Donald Trump directly, McConnell discussed what a balance of power in the federal government should look like in practice.
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.
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