Sen Mitch McConnell announces he will not run for re-election

Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., will not run for re-election in 2026 and will instead retire, the longtime senator announced Thursday. McConnell has served in the Senate for decades, including as Senate majority leader under President Donald Trump’s first administration. McConnell is the longest-serving Senate party leader in U.S. history, and he announced his retirement on … Read more

Top Republican urges new SBA chief take ‘DOGE’ actions against Biden-era electioneering, COVID loan claims

EXCLUSIVE: The top Republican on the House Committee on Small Business is calling for President Donald Trump’s new Small Business Administration (SBA) chief to do what he says the Biden administration wouldn’t – and provide answers on alleged taxpayer-funded electioneering in swing states and the failure to actively recoup fraudulent or misappropriated COVID relief funds. … Read more

Vance poses immigrants as ‘greatest threat’ to US and Europe in CPAC speech

Vice-president also reaffirmed the administration’s Ukraine stance at largest conservative voters conference US politics live – latest updates JD Vance marked the Trump administration’s one month since its return to power on Thursday by again claiming uncontrolled immigration was “the greatest threat” to both Europe and the United States. The vice-president took the stage at … Read more

Mitch McConnell won’t seek Senate re-election in 2026

McConnell rformally announced his retirement in a Senate floor speech on Thursday Senator Mitch McConnell will not run for re-election next year, bringing an end to a decades-long career for a Republican leader who marshaled his party through multiple administrations with a singleminded focus on power that enraged his critics and delighted his allies. The … Read more

‘Death of DEI’: GOP senator expected to take victory lap against ‘wokeness’ in CPAC speech

EXCLUSIVE: Indiana Republican Sen. Jim Banks is set to deliver a speech to conservatives on Thursday declaring victory over “wokeness” and making the case that the “Golden Age of America” ushered in by President Trump will mean the “death” of DEI.  “Despite how extensively DEI polluted our institutions, President Trump, with the swipe of his … Read more

VP JD Vance speaks on ‘fundamental goal’ of Trump administration at CPAC address

Speaking at the opening session of the Conservative Political Action Committee (CPAC) on Thursday morning, Vice President JD Vance touted the Trump administration’s success in its first month of restoring “safety and prosperity” to the American people, which he said is the president’s “fundamental goal.” A week after his fiery speech to European political leaders … Read more