McConnell to Step Down , as Senate Republican Leader.<br />The Senate's longest-serving leader <br />ever, Mitch McConnell, will step <br />down in November, AP reports.<br />The 82-year-old made the <br />announcement on Feb. 28.<br />One of life’s most underappreciated talents <br />is to know when it’s time to <br />move on to life’s next chapter, Mitch McConnell, via statement.<br />So I stand before you today ... to <br />say that this will be my last term <br />as Republican leader of the Senate, Mitch McConnell, via statement.<br />While McConnell will no longer serve as the Senate's Republican leader, he will complete his term, <br />"albeit from a different seat in the chamber," he said.<br />That term ends in January 2027.<br />President Biden, 81, commented <br />on the development.<br />I’ve trusted him and we have <br />a great relationship. We fight like <br />hell. But he has never, never, <br />never misrepresented anything, President Joe Biden, via statement.<br />According to McConnell's aides, the <br />announcement was not related to health issues.<br />As I have been thinking about when I would <br />deliver some news to the Senate, I always <br />imagined a moment when I had total clarity <br />and peace about the sunset of my work, Mitch McConnell, via statement.<br />A moment when I am certain I have <br />helped preserve the ideals I so <br />strongly believe. It arrived today, Mitch McConnell, via statement
