Longtime Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell will not seek reelection next year, he announced Thursday, ending a decadeslong run as one of the most powerful Republicans in the country.

Kentucky’s leaders are releasing statements about Sen. Mitch McConnell’s announcement that he won’t 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 ...

None of the Republicans who have entered the race have mentioned McConnell, and they have mostly tried to distance themselves from him.

Former Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron is running to replace Sen. Mitch McConnell, the Republican leader who is not ...

The longest-serving Senate leader had been widely expected to retire at the end of his current term. He made it official on ...

McKenna Horsley, Kentucky Lantern February 20, 2025 Kentucky’s longtime Republican U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell said Thursday he ...

The fight to succeed longtime Republican Senate leader Mitch McConnell in Kentucky began on Thursday, with Daniel Cameron throwing his hat in and others announcing their consideration.

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 ...

Ahead of his retirement announcement, Sen. Mitch McConnell voted against confirming two Trump Cabinet picks. Here's what to ...

Kentucky’s own Sen. Mitch McConnell could undo some of the harm he’s caused over the years by standing up to Donald Trump.