It was the most McConnellian of goodbyes. As seven-term Sen. Mitch McConnell stood on the floor of the U.S. Senate on Thursday to announce he would not run for re-election, the Kentucky Republican ...

Mitch McConnell will end his Senate career with his most indelible mark on the federal courts and the judicial confirmation process.

McConnell, first elected in 1984, is the longest-serving Senate party leader in U.S. history. It was the most McConnellian of goodbyes. As seven-term Sen. Mitch McConnell stood on the floor of the ...