FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The scramble to fill Mitch McConnell’s Senate seat in Kentucky began as soon as the long-serving Republican lawmaker revealed he won’t seek reelection in 2026.

Sen. Mitch McConnell's announcement that he will not seek an eighth term has officially launched the contest to claim his ...

"To the disappointment of my critics, I'm still here on the job," said former Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell on the Senate floor.

WASHINGTON Senator Mitch McConnell has announced this week he will not seek reelection, ending a career of over 40 years.

Republican U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell, who acquired the moniker “Grim Reaper” as the longest-serving party leader in Senate ...

Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said Thursday he will not seek an eighth term in 2026, ending more than 40 years in the Senate, ...

Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell is announcing 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 t ...

Kentucky’s longest-serving U.S. senator made it official Thursday that he will not seek reelection next year. Mitch McConnell was born in Alabama and was diagnosed with polio at an early ...

On X, Cameron said “it's time for a new generation of leadership” in Kentucky shortly after Mitch McConnell announced retirement.

McConnell has dealt with a series of medical episodes in recent years, including injuries from falls and times when his face ...

Thursday on the RealClearPolitics radio show -- weeknights at 6:00 p.m. on SiriusXM's POTUS Channel 124 and then on Apple, Spotify, and here on our website -- Tom Bevan, Carl Cannon, and Andrew ...