Mitch McConnell facing pressure to step aside immediately: 'Why wait?'

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) is facing pressure from House and Senate Republicans to step down now as opposed to this fall after the top Senate Republican announced he planned to leave leadership in November.

McConnell said on Wednesday he would serve his last term as Republican leader until November, with elections planned shortly after and a new leader taking the helm in January. However, hard-line conservatives in both chambers are pushing the Kentucky Republican to step aside now, particularly those whose relationships with McConnell have soured in recent months.