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.
Mitch McConnell won’t seek reelection in 2026, ending long tenure as GOP power broker
Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell is ending his tenure as a conservative power broker who ultimately ceded ground to the GOP populism of President Trump.
Senator Mitch McConnell says he will not seek reelection in 2026
The Kentucky Republican has served more than 40 years in the chamber, and became one of the most consequential and divisive legislators in recent history.
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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.
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Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) will retire at the end of next year. He worked with Donald Trump to secure a conservative Supreme Court that overturned Roe, but called Trump’s Jan. 6 actions “disgraceful.
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