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.
Former GOP Leader Mitch McConnell won't seek re-election in 2026
The Kentucky senator is stepping down after a consequential career. Whether Americans benefited from his triumphs, however, is another matter entirely.
Republican Mitch McConnell will retire from Senate after 2026 election
Republican U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell, who acquired the moniker "Grim Reaper" as the longest-serving party leader in Senate history, said on Thursday he will not seek reelection in 2026, ending a decades-long career that helped steer American politics decisively to the right.
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.
Mitch McConnell won't seek reelection. How would his Senate seat be filled if vacated?
Kentucky law would dictate how to fill Sen. Mitch McConnell's seat if he does not finish his term, which ends at the start of 2027.
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.
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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President Trump throws his support behind potential Florida gubernatorial candidate
President Donald Trump has thrown his significant support behind a potential 2026 Florida gubernatorial candidate.
North Carolina justices don’t fast-track challenge over election for seat on their court
A North Carolina Supreme Court decision has refused to accelerate further the appeals over an election for a seat on the ...
Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoes GOP election bill, but Republicans have a backup plan
The bill that aimed to speed up election results was the first passed by the Legislature this year — and the first to meet ...
5 things to know about Chad Bianco, Republican candidate for California governor
Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco on Monday, Feb. 17, kicked off his gubernatorial bid before hundreds of cheering ...