WASHINGTON — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell will step down from the helm of the Republican Conference this year, ending his time as the longest-serving leader in Senate history.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., the longest-serving Senate leader and a colossal figure in Congress, will step down from his leadership post in November. McConnell, 82, announced ...

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell will step down as GOP leader in November, the Kentucky Republican announced on the Senate floor Wednesday, marking the end of an era on Capitol Hill and ...

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Scott Jennings, longtime adviser to McConnell, about the senator's decision to step down as minority leader. Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell is the longest-serving U ...

McConnell, of Kentucky, announced his plans in an emotional speech on the Senate floor shortly after aides confirmed his plans to reporters. The move gives McConnell an opportunity to influence ...

Mitch McConnell, the longest-serving Senate party leader in history, will step down from his leadership role in November after an almost 18-year tenure in one of the nation's most influential ...

"Mitch has had a long and honorable tenure as the Republican leader. I am grateful for his service," said Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, who had called on McConnell to step down earlier this month.

Mitch McConnell ... catalyst for his decision to step back. “As some of you may know, this has been a particularly difficult time for my family," McConnell said. "When you lose a loved one ...

Mitch McConnell's decision to step down as Senate Republican leader in November is reverberating back home in Kentucky, setting off a wave of speculation about the future of his seat as well as ...

Mitch McConnell, the longest-serving Senate leader in history, and one of the most powerful, announced Wednesday he will step down from that position after the November elections — and ...

Senator Mitch McConnell, the longest-serving party leader ... such as keeping the US government open rather than allowing it to shut down by letting funding legislation lapse.

Mitch McConnell, the 82-year-old Kentucky conservative who has led the Republican Party in the U.S. Senate since 2007, will step down from the role after this fall’s elections, he said Wednesday.