Republican Mitch McConnell will retire from Senate after 2026 election
Republican U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell, who acquired the moniker "Grim Reaper" as the longest-serving party leader in Senate history, said on Thursday he will not seek reelection in 2026, ending a decades-long career that helped steer American politics decisively to the right.
A series of falls and freeze ups has raised questions about the senator’s health and criticism from his political opponents.
While he championed conservative causes, McConnell ultimately saw his influence challenged by the rise of Trump-era GOP ...
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In his many years leading Senate Republicans, Mitch McConnell pushed the judiciary rightward and turned the chamber into a legislative graveyard for Democrats, earning a reputation for cutthroat ...
The former gubernatorial candidate came up short in 2023 but is widely seen as the GOP leader’s heir apparent.
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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