The Kentucky senator is stepping down after a consequential career. Whether Americans benefited from his triumphs, however, is another matter entirely.

Ky., announced in a floor speech Thursday that he won't be running for re-election in 2026, capping four decades in the Senate and a record as the longest-serving party leader in that chamber's history.

Fellow Republicans react to the news that veteran Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky won't seek reelection to an eighth term.