(AP) — Oklahoma's U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe, the ranking Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee, says he will step down before his six-year term is up and that he is "absolutely" at peace with the decision.
In an interview published Friday by The Oklahoman, the 87-year-old Inhofe said he and his wife, Kay, "have decided that we need to have time together."
Inhofe has held the seat since 1994 a…