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Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell appears to freeze up again, this time at a Kentucky event

Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell appeared to briefly freeze up and was unable to answer a question from a reporter at an event in Kentucky on Wednesday

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Mitch McConnell appears to freeze again while talking to reporters in Kentucky

Sen. Mitch McConnell appeared to freeze momentarily at an event in Covington, Ky. McConnell also froze in July at a news conference on Capitol Hill, going silent before being escorted away.

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Mitch McConnell to see doctor after freezing mid-question in another press conference

Kentucky senator’s recent concussion has drawn concern and scrutiny from reporters

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McConnell incident highlights seniority of Congress - Roll Call

Wednesday’s incident in which McConnell had difficulty speaking in a public setting comes during heightened concern about political leaders' health.

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McConnell briefly freezes at event in Kentucky - Roll Call

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell briefly froze while answering reporters' questions in Kentucky on Wednesday.

Roll Call

There's no age limit for politicians − as people live longer, should that change?

President Joe Biden was “fine,” according to White House Communications Director Ben LaBolt, after tripping over a sandbag at a U.S. Air Force graduation ceremony on June 1, 2023.

The Conversation

Infrastructure turns into a theme in election-season speeches at Kentucky ham breakfast

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear says building roads and bridges shouldn’t be a partisan matter, but his Republican challenger is deflecting any credit away from the incumbent Democrat for a burst of projects underway

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McConnell concedes farm bill will be late; Stabenow eyes year-end - Roll Call

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell acknowledges what had become increasingly likely: Congress won’t pass a farm bill by Sept. 30.

Roll Call

U.S. ‘Drug Czar’ comes to southeastern Kentucky, praises growing nonprofit

A little after noon in downtown Manchester, traffic is light in the Clay County seat. Clay County High School seniors enrolled in a dual credit program are in a place you might not expect any 17-year-olds to be: the public library. They know the nation’s drug czar is in town.…

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U.S. ‘Drug Czar’ comes to southeastern Kentucky

The nation’s drug czar was in southeastern Kentucky Thursday to discuss the battle against opioids, fentanyl and other dangerous drugs.

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Senate Republican leadership mostly mum after Trump indictment in Georgia

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and many other Republicans do not comment after the fourth indictment of Mr Trump

The Independent UK

Newest Trump indictment leaves lawmakers repeating themselves - Roll Call

Members of Congress recycled rhetoric and repeated slogans in response to the Georgia indictment against Donald Trump.

Roll Call

Will Ailing Senators McConnell and Feinstein Be Replaced?: Kiplinger Economic Forecasts

As Sens. Mitch McConnell and Dianne Feinstein health issues cause concern, Republicans and Democrats are actively discussing who could take their places.

Kiplinger

Mitch McConnell’s GOP colleagues have ‘grown alarmed’ about aging senator’s health

GOP lawmakers are questioning whether Mr McConnell can see out his Senate term

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Chicago Sun-Times

People have a right to know if aging politicians are physically, mentally fit

We need to have a national conversation about measuring elected officials’ physical and mental-brain health, balancing the public’s right to know with the person’s right to privacy.

The Independent UK

Kentucky governor's efforts to help storm-ravaged towns may dilute GOP advantage in rural areas

The time Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, a Democrat, has spent helping disaster-stricken places in the state like Mayfield rebuild could be a key to his reelection bid against Republican challenger Daniel Cameron, the state’s attorney general

Roll Call

Unlike 2018, Rosendale putting space between himself McConnell

Mitch McConnell raised money for Matt Rosendale in 2018, but now the Montana Republican says the Senate GOP leader is part of the “DC cartel.”

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Senator Dianne Feinstein hospitalized after falling in her home

California senator, 90, was only in hospital for ‘an hour or two’, spokesperson told the Chronicle

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At Fancy Farm, old jabs at McConnell take on new meaning amid health concerns

Sen. Mitch McConnell is no stranger to the jabs and digs spewed at Kentucky's iconic political event. But this year's calls to retire come amid growing concerns over his health and age.

The Independent UK

Mitch McConnell heckled at Kentucky event with chants of ‘retire’ after freezing episode

The calls for him to retire come after just over one week after a concerning episode where the 81-year-old froze in the middle of a press conference

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Trump calls for Senate to save him from indictment as he claims Democrats ‘have something on Mitch McConnell’

Ex-president calls for Senate to interfere in DoJ’s prosecutions while inflaming intra-party tensions

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McConnell is warmly embraced by Kentucky Republicans amid questions about his health

U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell received a rousing welcome from the party faithful Saturday at a high-profile home-state political gathering amid renewed scrutiny of his health

Reason

A Possible Seventeenth Amendment Conflict Is Looming In Kentucky

Can the Kentucky legislature constrain the Governor's authority to fill a Senate vacancy?

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These military spouses are fighting one senator's hold on military promotions

Sen. Tommy Tuberville's disagreement with a Pentagon policy on abortion is upheaving life plans for hundreds of military families. Now those families are petitioning Senate leaders to intervene.

Reason

Trump's Prosecution Could Be Stymied by the Blurry Line Between Deceit and Self-Delusion

His state of mind when he tried to overturn the outcome of the 2020 election remains a mystery, perhaps even to him.

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