{"id":139159,"date":"2024-02-28T21:00:49","date_gmt":"2024-02-28T21:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/mitch-mcconnell-announces-he-will-step-down-as-senate-republican-leader\/"},"modified":"2024-02-28T21:00:49","modified_gmt":"2024-02-28T21:00:49","slug":"mitch-mcconnell-announces-he-will-step-down-as-senate-republican-leader","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/mitch-mcconnell-announces-he-will-step-down-as-senate-republican-leader\/","title":{"rendered":"Mitch McConnell announces he will step down as Senate Republican leader"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/nJDJCas9i9w\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Mitch McConnell announces he will step down as Senate Republican leader\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nJDJCas9i9w\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Mitch McConnell of Kentucky said he was &#8216;looking forward to&#8217; stepping down as Republican leader in the US Senate in November.<\/p>\n<p>The 82-year-old is the longest-serving Senate leader in history and has been the subject of fierce speculation after recent health scares in public.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mitch McConnell of Kentucky said he was &#8216;looking forward to&#8217; stepping down as Republican leader in the US Senate in November. 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