{"id":139171,"date":"2024-02-29T00:00:17","date_gmt":"2024-02-29T00:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/mitch-mcconnell-to-step-down-as-us-senate-republican-leader-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2024-02-29T00:00:17","modified_gmt":"2024-02-29T00:00:17","slug":"mitch-mcconnell-to-step-down-as-us-senate-republican-leader-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/mitch-mcconnell-to-step-down-as-us-senate-republican-leader-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Mitch McConnell to step down as US Senate Republican leader | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/O-obtZdvCn8\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Mitch McConnell to step down as US Senate Republican leader | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/O-obtZdvCn8\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Mitch McConnell has announced he is stepping down as Senate Republican leader in November.<\/p>\n<p>The US Senate&#8217;s longest-serving Republican said on Wednesday it was \u201ctime to move on\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Mr McConnell has proven key to passing conservative priorities and electing Republicans to Capitol Hill.<\/p>\n<p>But he has fallen out with Donald Trump in recent years and feuded with him over his election falsehoods.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe here: http:\/\/bit.ly\/1rbfUog<\/p>\n<p>For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>#US #Senate #BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mitch McConnell has announced he is stepping down as Senate Republican leader in November. 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