Mitch McConnell announces he’ll retire, ending his four-decade Senate career
WASHINGTON — Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., the longest-serving Senate leader in history, announced on his 83rd birthday Thursday that he won’t seek re-election next year, bringing an end to his four-decade career in the chamber. McConnell, elected in 1984, climbed his way up to the Senate Republican leader position in 2007 and remained there until …