Mitch McConnell
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Mitch McConnell is the senior Republican senator from Kentucky and chairs the Senate Appropriations Defense subcommittee, which controls Pentagon spending. He has long been a prominent figure in Republican leadership and legislative negotiations on Capitol Hill.
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- July 13, 2026Main Character that dayOn July 12–13, 2026, McConnell broke weeks of silence regarding his health by revealing that a fall had led to his hospitalization more than three weeks earlier. According to his statement, the 84-year-old senator had undergone a battery of tests and was transferred to a physical rehabilitation center. McConnell denied having suffered a heart attack and stated he would not return to the Senate floor to vote "quite yet," citing his doctors' advice that recovery would take time.See the puzzle →
- McConnell says a fall led to his hospitalization, breaking weeks of silenceNPR Topics: Politics
- July 12, 2026
- After Weeks of Silence, McConnell Says He Is Recovering From a FallNYT > U.S. > Politics
- McConnell says he ‘won’t be able to return to the Senate floor to vote quite yet’Just In News
- Mitch McConnell reveals fall led to hospitalization after weeks of silenceUS politics | The Guardian
- McConnell’s absence imperils Trump’s record defense budgetJust In News
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