Opinion
What Democrats should learn from Mitch McConnell
I wonder whether Democrats would have been better off the past two decades if they had leaders as unapologetically partisan as McConnell.
Opinion
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.
Sen. Mitch McConnell won’t seek reelection in 2026, ending long tenure as Republican power broker
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell is announcing on Thursday 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.
Sen. Mitch McConnell will not seek reelection in 2026
U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell, after spent decades in the nation's Capitol shaping Republican priorities, will not seek reelection when his term expires.
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.
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.
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.
Republican Mitch McConnell Says He Won’t Seek Reelection in 2026
Republican Mitch McConnell, a shrewd political tactician who tilted the Supreme Court to the right but whose traditional brand of conservatism was overtaken by Donald Trump’s populism, announced he won’t seek reelection to the US Senate in 2026.
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.
Gerth: Once a Republican hero, Mitch McConnell will be GOP target as he retires | Opinion
After 40 years in Washington, McConnell walks away with his legacy in doubt because of GOP surrender to Trump.
Louisville Courier-Journal on MSN12d
Mitch McConnell casts only Republican vote against new intelligence director Tulsi Gabbard
Mitch McConnell voted against President ... Gabbard formerly served as a Democratic congresswoman for Hawai'i for four terms from 2013-21, USA TODAY reported. She left the Democratic Party ...
The Courier-Journal4d
Ahead of his retirement announcement, Sen. Mitch McConnell voted against these Trump Cabinet picks
Mitch McConnell voted yes for ... a history of alarming lapses in judgment," McConnell said following the vote. Gabbard previously served as a Democratic congresswoman for Hawai'i from 2013-21 ...
Dear Mitch McConnell: Before leaving Senate, please stand up to Trump before it’s too late | Opinion
Kentucky’s own Sen. Mitch McConnell could undo some of the harm he’s caused over the years by standing up to Donald Trump.
Kentucky Senate hopeful Daniel Cameron praises Trump, criticizes his mentor, Mitch McConnell
Republican Senate candidate Daniel Cameron has lavished praise on President Donald Trump and criticized his mentor, Sen.
GOP Kentucky Senate candidate knocks McConnell for Trump ‘no’ votes
Former Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron (R), who recently launched a bid for the seat being vacated by longtime ...
WCLU Radio1d
Barren County political leaders look to future after McConnell
Ky., center, is helped by, from left, Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., and Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, after the 81-year-old GOP leader froze at the microphones as he arrived ...
Jewish Insider3d
McConnell’s retirement stokes concerns Massie may run for Senate
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) speaks with members of the media at the U.S. Capitol on April 20, 2024 in Washington, DC.