Bye Bye! Mitch McConnell Announces He Will Not Seek Reelection in 2026
Credit: Gage Skidmore via Wikimedia Commons Republican Senator from Kentucky and long-time Republican Leader Mitch McConnell announced Thursday that he won’t seek reelection when his current term ends in 2026. The news closes his career as the longest-serving Senate party leader and longest-serving Kentucky senator in U.S. history. The 83-year-old lawmaker, first elected to office