Sen. Mitch McConnell announces retirement, won’t seek reelection in 2026
Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., announced he is retiring at the end of his current term and will not seek reelection in 2026. It marks the end of a 40-year tenure in the Senate, during which he oversaw a transformation of the nation’s federal courts.
“Seven times, my fellow Kentuckians have sent me to the Senate,” McConnell said in a speech first shared with The Associated Press. “Every day in between I’ve been humbled by the trust they’ve placed in me to do their business here...