Just when official Washington was focused on whether Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell would endorse former President Donald Trump for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, the Kentucky Republican sprang a huge surprise by announcing that he will step down in November as the chamber’s GOP leader, a role he’s held since 2007.
Mr. McConnell, noting the recent death of the sister of his wife, former Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao, observed in an introspective address on the Senate floor: “I turned 82 last week, and the end of my contributions is closer than I’d prefer.”
