Who Will Succeed Mitch McConnell? 3 Likely Candidates for Minority Leader

Republican Senate leader Mitch McConnell abruptly froze and stopped talking during his weekly press conference on Wednesday, after which he was led away from reporters by several of his GOP colleagues. The incident, which came after McConnell was hospitalized in March after a fall, sparked questions about who could succeed the Kentucky Republican as Senate minority leader should he heed calls to resign over his health.

McConnell, aged 81, later returned to the press conference telling reporters he felt "fine." He said he'd taken a call from a concerned Joe...