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McConnell is warmly embraced by Kentucky Republicans

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell entered the Graves County Republican Party Breakfast on Saturday to a standing ovation and applause, but voters expressed some concern about how his health will…

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Sen. McConnell says he plans to serve his full term as leader

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Senate GOP leader McConnell froze up in mid-sentence

Senate races to wrap up Biden-McCarthy deal

June 1, 2023

The U.S. Senate will stay in session until it passes a bill to lift the government’s $31.4 trillion debt ceiling, Democratic Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said on Thursday. The chamber…

McConnell rejects ‘hold on Military nominations’

May 10, 2023

Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) said Wednesday that he does not support Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s (R-Ala.) blanket hold on more than 180 non-political military promotions, which Democrats say is…

Biden, top lawmakers to tackle debt limit May 9

May 1, 2023

President Joe Biden invited Congress’ top four leaders in both parties to a May 9 meeting at the White House, after the Treasury Department delivered a stark Monday warning: The…

McConnell, Fetterman returning to Senate Mon.

April 17, 2023

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., is scheduled to return to Senate Monday after a medical absence following a fall and concussion, he said. And Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., who…

McConnell left rehab facility after therapy

March 25, 2023

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said Saturday that he has been released from an inpatient physical therapy facility after he fell earlier this month and was treated for a concussion…

Sen. Mitch McConnell released from hospital

March 13, 2023

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has been discharged from the hospital after being treated for a concussion and a rib fracture, his office announced Monday. The Kentucky Republican tripped at…

McConnell remains in hospital after concussion

March 9, 2023

Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell is being treated for a concussion after falling at a hotel in Washington late Wednesday. The longtime Kentucky lawmaker tripped at a dinner event and…

Mitch McConnell hospitalized after fall in hotel

March 9, 2023

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has been hospitalized after a fall at a hotel in Washington, DC. “This evening, Leader McConnell tripped at a local hotel during a private dinner.…

Biden-McConnell: A great link in divided Washington

January 18, 2023

Both President Joe Biden and Republican senate leader Mitch McConnell see political imperatives in strategically cooperating. McConnell, who fell short of regaining the Senate majority last November, will have a…

Congress honors Officers defended Capitol at Jan. 6

December 6, 2022

Law enforcement officers who defended the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 were honored Tuesday with Congressional Gold Medals nearly two years after they fought supporters of then-President Donald Trump…

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