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The dark irony of Mitch McConnell's Senate retirement speech

Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky announced on his 82nd birthday that he would not seek re-election in 2026 before voting to confirm Kash Patel as FBI director.

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Sen. Mitch McConnell says he will not seek reelection in 2026

The Kentucky Republican has served more than 40 years in the chamber, and became one of the most consequential and divisive legislators in recent history.

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Mitch McConnell won't seek reelection

Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said Thursday he will not seek an eighth term in 2026, ending more than 40 years in the Senate, including the longest tenure for a Senate party leader in U.S. history. He announced his coming retirement from the Senate floor on his 83rd birthday.

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Mitch McConnell Won’t Seek Re-Election in 2026, Ending Tenure as Republican Power Broker

McConnell, the longest-serving Senate party leader in U.S. history, chose his 83rd birthday to share his decision.

Sen. Mitch McConnell - former GOP powerhouse - won't seek reelection

U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell, who's spent decades in the nation's Capitol shaping Republican priorities, will not seek ...

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Sen. Mitch McConnell won’t seek reelection in 2026, ending long tenure as Republican power broker

Mitch McConnell announced on Thursday that he won ... beginning with Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, who hugged him, and Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, who patted him on the back.

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