Mitch McConnell Announces He Won’t Seek
Reelection Next Year
Posted By: Dreadnought, 2/20/2025 12:47:05 PM
Senator Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.), the longest-serving Senate party leader in U.S. history, announced on Thursday he will not be seeking reelection in 2026. McConnell intends to serve the remainder of his term, which ends in January 2027. The former Senate minority leader announced the news on his 83rd birthday. “Seven times, my fellow Kentuckians have sent me to the Senate,” McConnell said in prepared remarks on the Senate floor. “Every day in between I’ve been humbled by the trust they’ve placed in me to do their business here. Representing our commonwealth has been the honor of a lifetime. I will not seek
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Supreme Court rules that government watchdog
fired by Trump may temporarily remain
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fired by Trump may temporarily remain
on the job 4 replies
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Women’s Sports 5 replies
Maine Governor over Refusal to Protect
Women’s Sports 5 replies
President Donald Trump briefly quarreled with Maine Governor Janet Mills on Friday after announcing that the Democratic-run state will not receive any more federal funding until it complies with his recent executive order barring men from competing in women’s sports.
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Literally Says She Is ‘Rooting For’
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layoffs: sources 19 replies
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