Mitch McConnell to step down from Senate GOP leader role in November, AP says

Mitch McConnell, the longest-serving Senate leader as a member of the Republican party, will step down from that leadership role this November, the Associated Press’ Michael Tackett reports. The senator, a Republican from Kentucky who turned 82 last week, was set to announce the move on Wednesday in the well of the Senate, the author notes. “One of life’s most underappreciated talents is to know when it’s time to move on to life’s next chapter,” he said in prepared remarks obtained by The Associated Press. “So I stand before you today … to say that this will be my last term as Republican leader of the Senate.” McConnell added that he intends to serve out his current Senate term until its expiration in January 2027, the author says.