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Mitch McConnell will retire at end of term. What to know about the longtime KY senator
Longtime Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell announced Thursday he won’t seek reelection in 2026, ending his run as one of the most powerful lawmakers in the U.S. McConnell, a Republican first elected in 1984, is the longest-serving Senate party leader in U.S. history. He plans to serve out the remainder of his term until it ends in 2027.
Mitch McConnell's last term: What to know about the influential lawmaker's retirement
U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell, the longest-serving sitting senator, has announced he will leave Congress at the end of his term. What to know.
Sen. Mitch McConnell won’t seek reelection in 2026, ending long tenure as Republican power broker
Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell has announced 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.
83-year-old Mitch McConnell Won’t Seek Reelection. At What Age Do Most Senators Retire?
Longtime Senator Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) announced on the day of his 83rd birthday that he is not seeking reelection in 2026. How many other Senators hold the distinction of serving their country for a very long time?
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.
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Mitch McConnell says he won’t seek an eighth term in 2026
Mitch McConnell, the longest-serving party leader in Senate history, will not seek reelection in 2026, the senator announced Thursday.
Mitch McConnell Won’t Seek Another Term in Senate
The onetime party leader was known for brass-knuckled partisanship in pushing through conservative policy as well as his tangles with President Trump.
Mitch McConnell Won't Seek Reelection as GOP Leadership Shifts in Trump Era
While he championed conservative causes, McConnell ultimately saw his influence challenged by the rise of Trump-era GOP populism.
The Two Warring Legacies of Mitch McConnell
The announced retirement of Senator Mitch McConnell, the erstwhile longest-serving Republican leader in Senate history and one of the most consequential lawmakers of his era, was not unexpected. McConnell is among the older members of a largely geriatric Senate—his announcement that he would not seek an eighth term in office came on his eighty-third birthday—and has struggled with a series of health issues in recent years.
Mitch McConnell says this is his last term in office: Look at his 50 years in politics
McConnell announced Thursday he would not run in 2026. Here’s where his political career began more than 50 years ago.
Read the full text of Mitch McConnell's speech announcing final Senate term
Mitch McConnell announced he will not seek reelection Thursday. In a speech on the Senate floor, McConnell recapped his ...
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Mitch McConnell will not seek re-election to the Senate. Here's a timeline of his career
U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell announced on Thursday he does not plan to run ... The politician, who recently turned 82, ...
Former Kentucky AG who handled Breonna Taylor probe promptly announces Senate bid to replace Mitch McConnell
Former Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron is running to replace Sen. Mitch McConnell, the Republican leader who is not ...