Mitch McConnell, 82, to Step Down as Republican Senate Leader After Reaching Historic Milestone
Mitch McConnell, the U.S. Senate’s longest-serving party leader, announced on Wednesday that he will vacate his leadership position in November.The Kentucky senator, 82, has been at the helm of the Senate Republican Conference since 2007, but in recent years, several members of his conference have demanded that he make way for a younger, more Trump-aligned leader.“One of life’s most under-appreciated talents is to know when it’s time to move on to life’s next chapter,” he said in prepared remarks on Wednesday....