McConnell, GOP and Trump

Kentucky Senate hopeful Daniel Cameron praises Trump, criticizes his mentor, Mitch McConnell
Republican Senate candidate Daniel Cameron lavished praise Monday on Donald Trump and criticized his mentor Sen. Mitch McConnell, reflecting the president's dominance within the GOP and setting an early tone for what looks to be a competitive primary for a Kentucky Senate seat in 2026.
GOP Kentucky Senate candidate knocks McConnell for Trump ‘no’ votes
Former Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron (R), who recently launched a bid for the seat being vacated by longtime Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell (R), criticized his fellow Kentuckian for
Mitch McConnell—GOP Leader-Turned-Trump Foe—Won’t Seek Reelection To Senate
Ky., stepped down as the longest-serving party leader in U.S. history last year, but has continued to face questions about his health and age.
Daniel Cameron cites AG record and support for Trump in bid to replace McConnell
Former Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron pitched his bid for outgoing Sen. Mitch McConnell’s (R-KY) Senate seat. McConnell, who was first elected in 1984, announced last week he would not run for another term.
Kentucky GOP hopefuls start taking shots as race for McConnell Senate seat begins
It is an off year for elections in Kentucky, but that’s not stopping the campaign machine that’s coming together in the race to replace Senator Mitch McConnell.
Sen. Mitch McConnell won’t seek reelection in 2026, ending long tenure as Republican power broker
Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell has announced that he won’t seek reelection next year, ending a decadeslong tenure as a power ...
Mitch McConnell Won't Seek Reelection as GOP Leadership Shifts in Trump Era
While he championed conservative causes, McConnell ultimately saw his influence challenged by the rise of Trump-era GOP ...
Former GOP Leader Mitch McConnell won't seek re-election in 2026
The Kentucky senator is stepping down after a consequential career. Whether Americans benefited from his triumphs, however, ...
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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Mitch McConnell casts only Republican vote against new intelligence director Tulsi Gabbard
Mitch McConnell voted against President Trump's pick for director of national intelligence. U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell was the lone Republican to vote against the new Director of National ...
Politico4d
Out goes Mitch McConnell — and an era of GOP politics
Mitch McConnell announced the impending close ... have come to represent competing political philosophies inside the GOP. McConnell, who came of age in politics during Ronald Reagan’s ...
GOP's Mitch McConnell retires: RNC vet Steele on the Trumpified legacy
Mitch McConnell, the longest-serving Senate leader in history, announced that he won't seek re-election next year, bringing ...
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McConnell becomes maverick for Trump, GOP Senate
Sen. Mitch McConnell’s (R-Ky.) decision to conclude his storied political career marks the end of an era for Senate Republicans, especially as the longtime GOP leader increasingly signals he’s ...
Mitch McConnell will leave a GOP he helped build, but no longer recognizes | Opinion
The Republican Party that stood during Sen. Mitch McConnell's early years as leader is not the one in place now as he retires ...