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Mitch McConnell Won't Seek Reelection

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.

Newsweek · 2d

Mitch McConnell Won't Seek Reelection as GOP Leadership Shifts in Trump Era

While he championed conservative causes, McConnell ultimately saw his influence challenged by the rise of Trump-era GOP populism.

POLITICO on MSN · 1d

Out goes Mitch McConnell — and an era of GOP politics

Mitch McConnell announced the impending close of his four-decade Senate career Thursday, underscoring a remarkable legacy of turning American government rightward but also capping a fading era in Republican politics.

Forbes9d

RFK Jr.’s Health Secretary Confirmation Live Updates: Senate Confirms Trump’s Pick—McConnell Votes ‘No’

Mitch McConnell, R-Ky ... a conservative group founded by former Vice President Mike Pence, called released a 57-second advertisement a day before Kennedy’s hearing begins, compiling Trump ...

9don MSN

Senate confirms RFK Jr. as Health secretary; McConnell lone GOP dissenter

Longtime vaccine critic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is now the nation’s top health official, after the Senate on Thursday voted ...

Newsweek9d

Mitch McConnell Emerges as Swing Vote for Trump Nominees

President Donald Trump: "Of course, Mitch is always a 'no' vote, I guess." Republican Senator Mike Rounds: "We all respect [McConnell]. We always have, and he's certainly still respected." ...

12hon MSNOpinion

Mitch McConnell will leave a GOP he helped build, but no longer recognizes | Opinion

The Republican Party that stood during Sen. Mitch McConnell's early years as leader is not the one in place now as he retires ...

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