Senator Mitch McConnell won’t seek reelection in 2026, ending four decade tenure

Senator Mitch McConnell announced that he will not seek reelection next year as Senator of Kentucky during Thursday’s legislative session.

“Representing our commonwealth has been the honor of a lifetime. I will not seek this honor an eighth time. My current term in the Senate will be my last,” McConnell said in the announcement.

McConnell, who turns 83 on Thursday, has faced many health struggles over the past couple of years. He is currently serving his seventh term as senator of Kentucky, which is the longest-serving senator in the state’s history.

New Gallup poll shows one in 10 adult Americans identify as LGBTQ+

A new Gallup poll released this week suggests that nearly every 1 in 10 American adults consider themselves part of the LGBTQ+ community.

Jeff Jones, senior editor at Gallup, said to NBC News, “We’re not quite there yet [to 10%], but it seems like maybe it’s only a few years away, where before I thought it could have been a couple decades or so. We’re getting pretty close to that 1 in 10 figure, which I think would be a notable milestone.”

People identifying as LGBTQ+ has nearly tripled over 12 years and continues to grow. This study was conducted through random phone interviews done over the last year, sampling adults from all 50 states.

Delta offers victims of Toronto plane crash $30,000 ‘No strings attached’

Following a Delta airlines plane crash that left passengers “hanging upside down like bats” at Toronto Pearson International Airport, the airline is offering victims a $30,000 payment– “No strings attached,” according to Morgan Durrant, a Delta spokesman, on Wednesday.

Passengers are still able to pursue legal action, as there is no disclaimer or waiver required to obtain the sum of money.

Former NFL Punter arrested at anti-Trump protest during California city council meeting

Former Minnesota Vikings punter Chris Kluwe was arrested after speaking out at an anti-Trump protest during a city council meeting in Huntington Beach, California. Kluwe, who played eight seasons with Vikings, criticized Trump and his supporters, calling them part of a “fascist movement.”

“’MAGA’ is profoundly corrupt, unmistakably anti-democracy and most importantly, ‘MAGA’ is explicitly a Nazi movement. You may have replaced a swastika with a red hat, but that’s what it is,” Kluwe said before stepping towards city council members, at which point officers swiftly arrested him.