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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s announcement that he’ll step down as Senate Republican leader at the end of the year was a surprise to many. In Today’s Interview, John McGary speaks with longtime political reporter Al Cross, who’s written about McConnell for more than three decades, about why McConnell is stepping down – and his legacy.