‘Father time remains undefeated’: Emotional Mitch McConnell to step down as Senate GOP leader

Mitch McConnell, the longest-serving Senate leader in history who maintained his power in the face of dramatic convulsions in the Republican Party for almost two decades, will step down from that position in November. McConnell, who turned 82 last week, said “Father time remains undefeated,” in an emotional statement before his colleagues in the Senate Wednesday.

• Mitch McConnell expected to step down as Senate Republican leader this year