Mitch McConnell, the longest-serving party leader in Senate history, will not seek reelection in 2026, the senator announced ...

Former Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell said he won't run for reelection in 2026, and is expected to announce his impending ...

The former GOP leader can more freely speak his mind on nominees and defense, but his influence is limited.

President Donald Trump seemed to question a well-documented part of Sen. Mitch McConnell’s life — his childhood battle with polio — after the Kentucky Republican opposed vaccine skeptic ...

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Three months ago, Mitch McConnell ran the Senate GOP. Now he’s going it alone as he wages battles against some of President Donald Trump’s highest-profile nominees. The Kentucky Republican ...

No longer in charge, Sen. Mitch McConnell has been speaking his mind WASHINGTON -- No longer in charge, Sen. Mitch McConnell has been speaking his mind, the long-serving GOP leader rejecting ...

Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) spent 18 years as Senate Republican leader corralling his members to fall in line. Now, unshackled from those responsibilities and likely headed for the chamber’s ...

A battle to replace Kentucky GOP Sen. Mitch McConnell is starting to shape up — even though the former majority leader hasn't announced that he's planning to leave the Senate. Kentucky Rep.

Without referring to Donald Trump directly, McConnell discussed what a balance of power in the federal government should look like in practice.