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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

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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.

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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.

Reason

At the Races: How to deny opponents airtime - Roll Call

The CQ Roll Call newsroom tracks campaigns nationwide, sharing the best stories, with some extras, in the At the Races newsletter.

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Senate GOP’s favorite in Nevada did not trust McConnell last cycle

Nevada Senate candidate Sam Brown railed against Washington PACs and McConnell when they backed an opponent in 2022. Now they support him.

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Republicans don't dare criticize Trump over Jan. 6. Their silence fuels his bid for the White House

Senate Leader Mitch McConnell once vowed Donald Trump would have his day in court after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol

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First Thing: Nikki Haley suggests Mitch McConnell should step aside amid health concerns

Presidential hopeful makes comment after Senate Republican leader, 81, froze and was unable to speak this week. Plus, search for answers as Antarctic sea ice at historic lows

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Nikki Haley suggests Mitch McConnell should step aside amid health concerns

Presidential hopeful makes comment after Senate Republican leader, 81, froze and was unable to speak this week

The Guardian - US

Nikki Haley urges McConnell and Feinstein to ‘walk away’ after recent health concerns

Former UN ambassador has been loudest advocate for term limits among 2024 hopefuls

The Independent UK

Rep. Van Orden gets bipartisan scolding after he cursed at teen Senate pages

GOP and Democratic lawmakers alike condemned the Wisconsin Republican after he spewed profanities at a group of Senate pages taking photos at the Capitol.

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US Congress is a cozy club of multimillionaire boomer lawmakers hoarding power

There’s a word for this sort of oligarchical rule by the elderly, of course: gerontocracy

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Mitch McConnell vows to serve out full Senate term following questions over his health

The senator insisted he was ‘fine’ following his health incident on Wednesday

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Sen. McConnell says he plans to serve his full term as leader despite questions about his health

Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell has repeatedly said he is “fine” since he froze up mid-sentence in the middle of a press conference on Wednesday

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Senate rebukes Wisconsin congressman who yelled vulgarities at high school-age pages

A freshman Republican congressman from Wisconsin yelled and cursed at high school-aged pages for the U.S. Senate during a late night tour of the Capitol, action that elicited a bipartisan rebuke from Senate leaders

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Mitch McConnell should step down as Senate minority leader after freezing, GOP senator says

Questions remain around mental fitness of Republican Senate leader, 81, after health scare in public earlier this week

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Joe Biden is too old to run again

STEINBERG: Nobody wants to leave the party. But is that a smart governmental strategy? The Mitch McConnell episode on Wednesday is a reminder that anything can happen at any time.

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Sen Dianne Feinstein appears confused and is instructed to vote ‘aye’ by fellow senator at meeting

California senator has faced calls to resign early amid concerns about persistent episodes of confusion

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Mitch McConnell’s abrupt silence at press conference spurs fresh calls for term limits

Congressional term limits have long been debated but there have been no solutions

The Guardian - US

Mitch McConnell fell earlier this month, before freezing mid-sentence this week

Republican also fell and sustained concussion four months ago and reportedly uses wheelchair in crowded airports

Salon

Mitch fell days before freezing: report

"The president called to check on me. I told him I got sandbagged," McConnell said after Wednesday's scare

The Independent UK

Mitch McConnell jokes that he was ‘sandbagged’ as Biden calls to check on him after freezing episode

Mr McConnell was referring to Mr Biden’s own public episode where he tripped and fell on stage at the US Air Force Academy graduation back in early June

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: tributes paid to Sinéad O’Connor who has died at 56

Irish singer known for Nothing Compares 2 U, one of the biggest-selling singles of 1990, has died. Plus, why we fear being scammed

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