Sen. Mitch McConnell won't seek reelection in 2026, ending long tenure as Republican power broker
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.
A series of falls and freeze ups has raised questions about the senator’s health and criticism from his political opponents.
The longest-serving Senate leader had been widely expected to retire at the end of his current term. He made it official on ...
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McConnell, the longest-serving Senate party leader in U.S. history, chose his 83rd birthday to share his decision.
Without referring to Donald Trump directly, McConnell discussed what a balance of power in the federal government should look like in practice.
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