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Sen. Mitch McConnell not seeking reelection

The race to replace Mitch McConnell is already on: From the Politics Desk

It took mere minutes after Mitch McConnell announced his retirement for Republicans in Kentucky to begin publicly jockeying for his Senate seat.

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Former GOP Leader Mitch McConnell won't seek re-election in 2026

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

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Sen. Mitch McConnell won’t seek reelection in 2026, ending long tenure as Republican power broker

Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell has announced that he won’t seek reelection next year, ending a decadeslong tenure as a power broker who championed conservative causes but ultimately ceded ground to the fierce GOP populism of President Donald Trump.

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Mitch McConnell says he won’t seek an eighth term in 2026

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

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Scramble for McConnell’s Senate seat underway with signs of a bruising GOP primary ahead

The scramble to fill Mitch McConnell’s Senate seat in Kentucky began as soon as the Republican revealed he won’t seek ...

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Fox News Politics Newsletter: Mitch Bows Out

Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., will not run for re-election in 2026 and will instead retire, the longtime senator announced Thursday. McConnell has served in the Senate for decades, including as ...

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Mitch McConnell won’t run for reelection in 2026

Sen. Mitch McConnell will not seek reelection in 2026, he announced Thursday. McConnell, who turned 83 on Thursday, has dealt with a series of health scares in recent years and has recently ...

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Mitch McConnell announces retirement after 2026, ending four decades in the Senate

Former Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky ... the establishment fixture and once-dominant GOP figure on Capitol Hill has been sidelined by the ascent of President Donald Trump, a ...

McConnell suggests Trump has ‘gross misunderstanding’ of Ukraine talks

Former Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Monday suggested that President Trump’s refusal to blame Russia as ...

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