Mitch McConnell, the influential Republican senator who played a key role in guiding the US toward a more conservative direction, announced Thursday that he will retire from the Senate.
At 83 and facing declining health, McConnell’s decision to forgo reelection at the end of his term comes as no surprise.
After seven terms and a reputation as a shrewd political strategist, his retirement marks the end of an era in American politics. “My current term in the Senate will be my last,” McConnell stated.
