U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell, the longest-serving sitting lawmaker in the Senate, has announced he will not seek reelection in 2026, ending a storied career that has shaped American politics for decades.

Former Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell announced Thursday that he would not seek reelection to the Senate after his current term. McConnell has been a U.S. senator from Kentucky since 1985.

WASHINGTON—Sen. Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.) said he wouldn’t seek another term, after a decadeslong career marked by ...

On the precipice of retirement, Mitch McConnell has become a pariah among the Republicans trying to succeed him. The top three Republicans running in Kentucky’s Senate primary started in state ...