Mitch McConnell, top Republican senator, says he won’t run for re-election – National
U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell says he won’t run for re-election next year, signalling the end of one of the most consequential Republican political careers in modern history. The long-serving Kentucky senator made the announcement in a speech from the Senate floor Thursday, which was also his 83rd birthday. “Seven times, my fellow Kentuckians have sent me…