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

CNN data reporter Harry Enten comments on polls showing Donald Trump with a net approval rating 99 points higher than Mitch McConnell among Republicans (Trump stands at +82 while McConnell is sitting around -17).

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Sen. Mitch McConnell, 83, made official one of the worst-kept secrets in Kentucky on Thursday by announcing that he would not seek an eighth term in office. The writing had been on the wall for months: He stepped down from his longtime position as Republican leader in January,

From tariff concerns voiced by Sen. Mitch McConnell to Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's firm stance on inflation, the week was filled with significant developments.

Musk speaks about his federal cost-cutting initiative, as Argentina's president hands him a "chainsaw of bureaucracy".

Senate narrowly confirms Kash Patel to head the FBI; Sen. Mitch McConnell says he won't run for reelection; Pope Francis continues to recover

Follow live updates as President Donald Trump's pick for FBI director Kash Patel receives his final Senate vote amid criticism from Sen. Dick Durbin and Democrats.

The Senate last week confirmed anti-vaccine activist Robert F.. Kennedy Jr. to head the U.S. Health and Human Services Department on a party-line vote, with Mitch McConnell the only Republican voting against the controversial appointee opposed by every Democratic Senator.