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Sep 01 2023
News
MTG calls McConnell unfit for office, but he can't leave yet
Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) called Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) unfit for office after another health scare in which he froze mid-sentence for an uncomfortably long time.
Greene’s comments also took aim at a host of other leaders who are suffering from public health scares at an exorbitant rate.
“Severe aging health issues and/or mental health
HotAir
Aug 30 2023
News
Biden says he plans to call McConnell after second freeze at mic
President Biden said Wednesday he plans to call Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) after the leader appeared to freeze up while taking questions from reporters. The incident, which happened in Covington, Ky., is the second time in recent weeks that McConnell has stopped speaking abruptly during a press conference. “I just heard, literally, coming out. And Mitch is a friend, as you
The Hill
Jun 19 2019
Opinion
Mitch McConnell's reparations comments belittle the issue
(CNN) - If you've heard of "40 acres and a mule," then you know that the concept of America paying reparations for the enslavement of black people is by no means a new idea.
The concept has been discussed since 1865 when the promise to repay -- I use that term loosely -- former slaves was made by Union Gen. William T. Sherman and then backed by President Abraham Lincoln and Congress. As
Guest Writer - Left
Aug 31 2023
News
McConnell medically cleared by Capitol attending physician after freeze episode
The Capitol's attending physician released a statement Thursday about Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's health after a scary episode Wednesday when he froze up for half a minute at a press conference. Dr. Brian P. Monahan said he consulted with McConnell and has also spoken with McConnell's neurology team, and informed the Republican leader that he is medically clear to continue with
ABC News (Online)
Aug 31 2023
News
McConnell’s Episode Raises Questions About What’s Next for Senate GOP
This is Washington Edition, the newsletter about money, power and politics in the nation’s capital. Today, congressional reporter Steven T. Dennis looks at the question about what’s next for Mitch McConnell. Sign up here and follow us at @bpolitics. Email our editors here. People around the Senate Republican leader insist he’s ready to carry on despite his latest medical episode, and the top
Bloomberg
Apr 03 2023
News
Diehard Prohibitionist Mitch McConnell's State Just Became the 38th To Approve Medical Marijuana
On Friday, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear signed a bill that makes his state the 38th to allow medical use of marijuana. Kentucky's Republican-controlled legislature approved the bill about four months after Beshear, a Democrat, issued an executive order aimed at protecting patients who use cannabis purchased in other states from prosecution for possessing and transporting it.
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Reason
Sep 06 2023
News
McConnell vows to finish Senate term and remain GOP leader after freezing episodes
Washington — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said he has no plans to step down from the Senate or as the Republican leader as he faces questions about his health following two public episodes in which he froze in recent weeks. "I have no announcements to make," the 81-year-old told reporters on Wednesday about his future in the Senate. "I am going to finish my term as leader and I'm
CBS News (Online)
Sep 06 2023
News
Rand Paul disagrees with Capitol physician on McConnell freeze: 'Doesn't look like dehydration'
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) appeared to disagree with the Capitol Hill physician's diagnosis of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's (R-KY) sudden freezes this summer. Paul, who spent more than 25 years as an ophthalmologist, said McConnell's episodes appeared more like a "focal neurological event," such as a seizure or a stroke. However, Dr. Brian Monahan, the Capitol's attending physician,
Washington Examiner
Jun 28 2018
News
Mitch McConnell’s politics of shamelessness have won
Nobody likes him, but he’s the most effective politician of his time.
Vox
May 07 2022
News
Oz on Mitch McConnell: ‘There are Things He’s Done that are Wonderful’
Celebrity doctor Mehmet Oz, who is running as a Republican for Senate in Pennsylvania, has sidestepped questions about Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) in the past, saying he has done things that are “wonderful.”
This revelation about Dr. Oz comes as former President Donald Trump, who backs the candidate, goes on the attack against McConnell, calling him a “crow” at his rally Friday night in
Breitbart News