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US Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell Announces Decision Not to Seek Reelection in 2026

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Mitch McConnell, a 40-year veteran of Congress, announced he will not seek re-election in 2026. His decision comes after stepping down from Republican leadership, citing health issues. He has served in the Senate since 1984, including a stint as Senate majority leader during Donald Trump's presidency. In a speech, McConnell stated he has "unfinished business to attend to."

  1. US
    Barack Obama
    Democratic Party
    1. Short, owlish, with a smooth Kentucky accent, McConnell seemed an unlikely Republican leader. He showed no aptitude for schmoozing, backslapping, or rousing oratory.
    2. But what McConnell lacked in charisma or interest in policy he more than made up for in discipline, shrewdness, and shamelessness – all of which he employed in the single-minded and dispassionate pursuit of power.
  2. US
    John Thune
    Republican Party
    1. Over decades of tireless work, his mastery of Senate procedure, commitment to the institution, and dedication to the rule of law have shaped the course of American governance for generations to come.
    2. His leadership has strengthened the Senate's role as a deliberative body and delivered historic achievements, from advancing the judiciary to championing Kentucky's interests.
  3. US
    Mitch Mcconnell
    Republican Party
    1. But since then, we've allowed that power to atrophy. And today, a dangerous world threatens to outpace the work of rebuilding it. So, lest any of our colleagues still doubt my intentions for the remainder of my term: I have some unfinished business to attend to.
    2. Seven times my fellow Kentuckians have sent me to the Senate...Representing our Commonwealth has been the honor of a lifetime. I will not seek this honor an eighth time. My current term in the Senate will be my last.
    3. One of life's most under-appreciated talents is to know when it's time to move on to life's next chapter.
    4. I assure my colleagues I will depart with the great hope of the endurance - the endurance - of the Senate as an institution.
    5. Thanks to Ronald Reagan's determination, the work of strengthening America's hard power was well under way when I arrived in the Senate.
    6. The weight of our power to advise and consent has never been lost on me.

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sources

  1. 1.Le Monde
  2. 2.The Times of India
  3. 3.BBC
  4. 4.The Guardian
  5. 5.Agence France-Presse
  6. 6.Associated Press
  7. 7.Fox News

perspectives

  1. 1.US Politics

countries

  1. 1.Russian FederationRU
  2. 2.UkraineUA
  3. 3.United StatesUS

organizations

  1. 1.Republican Party
  2. 2.Democratic PartyUS
  3. 3.Commonwealth
  4. 4.US Supreme CourtUS

persons

  1. 1.Donald TrumpUS
  2. 2.Mitch McconnellUS
  3. 3.John ThuneUS
  4. 4.Barack ObamaUS
  5. 5.Pete HegsethUS
  6. 6.Robert F Kennedy JrUS
  7. 7.Ronald ReaganUS
  8. 8.Joe BidenUS
  9. 9.Merrick GarlandUS
  10. 10.Ruth Bader Ginsburg
  11. 11.Tulsi GabbardUS
  12. 12.Volodymyr ZelenskiyUA

technicals

  1. 1.US Capitol
  2. 2.Promised Land