Former Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) will announce Thursday he will not seek reelection in 2026. Why it matters: McConnell was the longest-serving Senate party leader in U.S ...

Despite his decades towering over Washington as a top GOP leader, he is now eclipsed by President Trump’s takeover of his party.

Former Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) will reportedly announce on Thursday, February 20, that he will not seek reelection in 2026. McConnell, who stepped down from leadership last ...

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, who ...

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

Mitch McConnell, the longest-serving Senate ... and has served in the Senate for decades, including as Senate majority leader under President Trump's first administration. He plans to serve ...

When Mitch McConnell took to the floor of the US ... It was McConnell’s driving ambition to be Senate majority leader, and he certainly succeeded there. He became the longest-serving party ...

Senator Mitch McConnell stood on the Senate floor ... In the end, the then Senate majority leader voted against convicting Trump of inciting an insurrection. Meanwhile, his refusal to engage ...

No one in the GOP has done more to push the U.S. Supreme Court to the far right than Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky), who recently announced that he won't be seeking an eighth term in 2026. After ...

CNN political commentator Van Jones told CNN host Erin Burnett there is a "volanic" level of anger at Senate Majority Leader ...

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell R-Ky. speaks during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Nov. 6, 2024. Credit: AP/Jose Luis Magana “They’re all kissing Trump’s behind and ...