Republican Mitch McConnell, a shrewd political tactician who tilted the Supreme Court to the right but whose traditional brand of conservatism was overtaken by Donald Trump’s populism, announced he won’t seek reelection to the US Senate in 2026.

Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell is announcing on Thursday 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 the fierce GOP populism of President Donald Trump.

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

Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell has announced that he won’t seek reelection next year. McConnell is the longest-serving Senate party leader in the history of the US. DAILY POST reports that the announcement that he won’t seek reelection has ended a decades-long tenure as a power broker who championed conservative causes The senator from Kentucky

McConnell, who is celebrating his 83rd birthday on Thursday, is the longest-serving Senate party leader in history.

Seven times, my fellow Kentuckians have sent me to the Senate,” McConnell said.