'It's time to move on': US longest-serving Senate in history McConnell announces retirement date
World | Feb 29, 2024, 09:39 AM ISTMcConnell, who turned 82 last week, was set to announce his decision on Wednesday in the well of the Senate, a place where he looked in awe from its back benches in 1985 when he arrived and where he grew increasingly comfortable in the front row seat afforded the party leaders.