GOP Rep. Andy Barr to run for Mitch McConnell's Senate seat, though McConnell hasn't said he's retiring
McConnell is up for reelection in 2026, and he has not said whether he plans to run again for an eighth Senate term.
Conservative PAC attacks Andy Barr over interest in Mitch McConnell Senate seat
Club for Growth, a big-spending conservative super PAC, says it will not support Rep. Andy Barr if he runs for a U.S. Senate seat.
If McConnell leaves office early, who picks the nominees in a special Senate election?
Kentucky Democratic and Republican insiders would get to pick nominees for U.S. Senate if a sitting member were to leave ...
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University of Kentucky political science professor discusses possible race to replace Senator Mitch McConnell
If U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell doesn’t run for reelection next year, some are asking, which Republicans will seek to replace ...
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Behind Mitch McConnell's Supreme Court engineering
Instead, Sen. Mitch McConnell's impact as leader of the Senate Republicans ripples throughout the judiciary. Under his leadership, the Senate confirmed three Republican-appointed Supreme Court ...
‘Fog of war’: Kentucky Republicans brace for potential 3-way race for US Senate in 2026
Mitch McConnell hasn’t said he’s leaving yet - but that isn’t stopping behind-the-scenes jockeying among likely contenders.