When asked about attacks on his record from prospective candidates running for his seat in 2026, McConnell gave a short ...

U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell spoke in favor of increasing military spending during a visit to Elizabethtown Tuesday.

Kentucky. Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman (D) said Sunday that she isn’t running for Sen. Mitch McConnell’s (R-Ky.) seat. “We’re ...

Rep. Andy Barr has a poor understanding of Kentucky politics if he thinks voters want a Senator who licks the boots of an ...

The former GOP Senate leader is free to vote his conscience.

As the contest turns nasty, onetime allies of Senate Republicans’ former leader are now seeking President Trump’s endorsement in a sign of how GOP politics have shifted.

Mitch McConnell, perhaps the greatest strategist in Senate history, recently announced he would be retiring from politics after seven terms. This brought on celebration from MAGA Republicans ...

McConnell made his first local appearance since he announced he would not seek re-election next year. Speaking with reporters ...

U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell, the longest-serving Senate party leader in U.S. history, sat down with business leaders and ...

After nearly four decades in the Senate, Sen. Mitch McConnell’s (R-Ky.) long tenure is finally coming to an end. Some have hailed him as a master strategist, a guardian of conservative ...

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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.