The Republican, 83 year old, US Senator for Kentucky has had enough….
“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 this honor an eighth time. My current term in the Senate will be my last.”
McConnell, the longest-serving Senate party leader in U.S. history, chose his 83rd birthday to share his decision not to run for another term in Kentucky and to retire when his current term ends. He informed The Associated Press of his decision before he was set to address colleagues in a speech on the Senate floor.
His announcement begins the epilogue of a storied career as a master strategist, one in which he helped forge a conservative Supreme Court and steered the Senate through tax cuts, presidential impeachment trials and fierce political fights.
McConnell worked closely with President Trump during his first term to enact tax cuts and confirm judges, including three justices on the Supreme Court….
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So far in 2025, he has at times been a voiced of disapproval of some Trump actions. He voted against confirming Pete Hegseth as Defense secretary, Tulsi Gabbard as director of national intelligence and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Health and Human Services secretary…
image….AP
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