Photo: Nathan Howard/Reuters/Saul Loeb/Al Drago - Pool via CNP/Zuma Press. If you want to hear many Republican lawmakers’ inner monologue these days, listen to Mitch McConnell.

On Thursday, Sen. Mitch McConnell reflected on his legacy at the U.S. Senate Chamber where he officially announced he will not be running for reelection. "Representing our Commonwealth has been ...

Who Might Replace Mitch McConnell? ... McConnell will leave office when his current term ends in January 2027. Meanwhile, the race is on for his open seat in the November 2026 election.

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 ...

The announced retirement of Senator Mitch McConnell, the erstwhile longest-serving Republican leader in Senate history and one of the most consequential lawmakers of his era, was not unexpected.

McConnell announced early last year—several months before the November election—that he would step down as Republican leader at the start of the current Congress in January.

U.S. Rep. Andy Barr, Lexington, left and U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell in a 2017 photo Pablo Alcala palcala@herald-leader.com Kentuckians watching their Washington politicians are witnessing U.S. Rep ...