Source: Axios
“Former Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) [announced] Thursday he will not seek reelection in 2026. McConnell was the longest-serving Senate party leader in U.S. history and has become one of President Trump’s GOP antagonists since the new administration began. McConnell, who stepped down from leadership last year, addressed colleagues on the Senate floor on Thursday. He received a standing ovation afterward. ‘Representing our commonwealth has been the honor of my lifetime. I will not seek this honor an eighth time,’ McConnell said. ‘My current term in the Senate will be my last.'” (02/20/25)
https://www.axios.com/2025/02/20/mitch-mcconnell-reelection-senate-retire