Mitch McConnell announces retirement from US Senate: How social media is reacting
Republican U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell announced Thursday that he will not seek reelection in 2026, which drew mixed reactions on social media.
McConnell, longtime Senate GOP leader, announces he will not run for reelection in 2026
Former Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell will not run for reelection in 2026, he announced in a speech on the Senate floor on Thursday morning.
Mitch McConnell announces retirement from Senate, will not seek reelection in 2026
Former Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell announced on Thursday he will be retiring from the Senate, and will not seek reelection in 2026. McConnell, who turned 83 on Thursday, announced in a fl
Minutes after McConnell announces retirement, Daniel Cameron says he will run for Senate
Daniel Cameron, Kentucky's former attorney general, wasted no time announcing he plans to run for Sen. Mitch McConnell's seat after McConnell retires.
McConnell announces Senate retirement, ending decades-long career
Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY), the longest-serving party leader in Senate history, will announce his retirement on Thursday. McConnell, first elected to the upper chamber in 1984, will deliver the announcement in remarks from the Senate floor, according to the Associated Press. Thursday marks McConnell’s 83rd birthday.
GOP Rep. Andy Barr to run for Mitch McConnell's Senate seat, though McConnell hasn't said he's retiring
McConnell is up for reelection in 2026, and he has not said whether he plans to run again for an eighth Senate term.
McConnell’s retirement stokes concerns Massie may run for Senate
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) speaks with members of the media at the U.S. Capitol on April 20, 2024 in Washington, DC.
Former Kentucky AG Daniel Cameron Puts In Bid For Senate Seat Amid Mitch McConnell’s Retirement
On X, Cameron said “it's time for a new generation of leadership” in Kentucky shortly after Mitch McConnell announced retirement.
McConnell Retirement Sets Up Three-Way GOP Race for Kentucky Senate Seat
Sen. Mitch McConnell, 83, made official one of the worst-kept secrets in Kentucky on Thursday by announcing that he would not seek an eighth term in office. The writing had been on the wall for months: He stepped down from his longtime position as Republican leader in January,
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.
Who will succeed McConnell? Race to win key Senate seat already on
The race to replace Sen. Mitch McConnell is already on after he announced he would not run for reelection in 2026. NBC News national politics reporter Ben Kamisar and Politico White House correspondent Eugene Daniels join Ali Vitali to weigh in.
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Senator Tina Smith Retiring: Which Democrats Could Run to Replace Her?
Minnesota Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan made clear she plans to run. She will likely face several other Democrats.
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GOP Likely to Hold Senate, No Matter What Trump Does
A Trump backlash could help Democrats retake the House in 2026, but the Senate landscape is too pro-Republican.