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McConnell Extends Senate Leave, Will Miss State Picnic

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A new statement said the senator was not “medically cleared” to leave a rehabilitation facility and would miss a Kentucky political event.

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Mitch McConnell still not cleared to resume Senate duties, office says

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Mitch McConnell still not cleared to resume Senate duties, office says

Kentucky senator has been absent and not seen in public since mid-June after he was hospitalized due to a fallUS politics live – latest updatesUS senator Mitch McConnell is still not cleared to return to work, his office confirmed on Monday, six weeks after he was hospitalized after a fall at his home.An update released alongside a new photograph of the Republican lawmaker – one of the highest-profile figures in Congress, as a former Senate majority leader – said he was undergoing “intense physical therapy” and is “working hard” to get back to his duties. Continue reading...

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'Ominous': Speculation swirls over Mitch McConnell's new 'proof-of-life' pic

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'Ominous': Speculation swirls over Mitch McConnell's new 'proof-of-life' pic

A newly released photo of Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) raised new questions about his health and continued absence.The 84-year-old senator has not been seen in public since his June 14 hospitalization, and his office released another photo of the Kentucky Republican and his wife, Elaine Chao, along with a statement claiming that he is undergoing "intense physical therapy" on a doctor's orders and would miss the picnic in the village of Fancy Farm that kicks off the fall political season in his home state.“There’s no place I’d rather be on the first Saturday in August than with the good people of western Kentucky, feasting on pork and mutton," the statement read. "When I first attended forty-two years ago, Fancy Farm was a pretty lonely place to be a Republican. But, my, how times have changed. Today, western Kentucky is a conservative Republican sea of red.""So I hate that I’ll miss the fun this year, but I’m sending my best wishes to the St. Jerome [Catholic Church] community for a successful picnic," the statement added.The photo was issued two weeks after another similar image of the elderly senator and his wife that failed to put to rest rumors about McConnell's health and fitness."The ominous photos of her holding him up are really convincing," said Democratic strategist Ally Sammarco."Elaine Chao STUNS in new McConnell proof of life photo," joked The Bulwark's Brendan Hartnett."They're gonna continue this charade to run out the clock, and Dems are just gonna sit on their hands and let them do it," sighed writer Ron Merz. "So tired of the bringing a plastic spoon to a gunfight.""Time to appoint a living Senator," grumbled former political candidate Robert Jon Anderson."This is not remotely good enough," seethed popular X user PattiO. "We need a video with Mitch McConnell discussing domestic and foreign policy in real time like he's supposedly doing with his staff. Stop treating the American people like worthless peasants.""Who signed their name to that statement? Nobody? Oh," wondered widely followed X user Schrödinger's Litter Box. "So nobody has confirmed he is still alive.""We are doing this again?" asked Democratic strategist Adam Parkhomenko."It’s an impressive achievement when your press team releases a photo to prove you’re still breathing, and the public’s immediate consensus is that the pixels were rendered by Midjourney," marveled widely followed Bluesky user Luca Migo."It IS notable that for the proof of life instead of 'today's paper' they have substituted 'a reported desire to feast on mutton,'" laughed writer and editor Amanda Katz. "If my family ever tells you I'm doing just great and craving mutton as usual, just can't come to the phone right now, you have my permission to call the police."

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Trump demands Thune keep Senate in session until SAVE America Act passes

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Trump demands Thune keep Senate in session until SAVE America Act passes

Trump demands John Thune cancel Senate recess until the SAVE America Act passes, renewing his call to terminate the filibuster for GOP priorities.

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Mitch McConnell releases health update, saying he’s not ready to return to work yet

Sen. Mitch McConnell’s office released a health update Monday, saying he’s still not ready to return to in-person work after his June 14 hospitalization.

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McConnell out of hospital but not yet cleared to return to work, doctors say

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McConnell out of hospital but not yet cleared to return to work, doctors say

The 84-year-old Republican senator has been away from work for weeks amid ongoing speculation about his health.

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McConnell to skip Fancy Farm picnic; physician says he’s not cleared to return to Senate

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McConnell to skip Fancy Farm picnic; physician says he’s not cleared to return to Senate

Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) announced Monday that he will miss the annual picnic in Fancy Farm, Ky., the state’s premier political event that he has attended for more than 40 years, as he recovers from a serious fall at his Washington home last month. McConnell has been discharged from hospital care but continues to recover…

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Mitch McConnell’s docs give health update about elderly senator

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Mitch McConnell’s docs give health update about elderly senator

The Office of the Attending Physician (OAP) said Monday that Republican Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell was discharged from the hospital and undergoing daily physical therapy. McConnell’s office […]

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McConnell Releases New ‘Proof of Life’ Photo

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McConnell Releases New ‘Proof of Life’ Photo

Senator Mitch McConnell on Monday released a new 'proof of life' photo amid a prolonged absence from the Senate. The post McConnell Releases New ‘Proof of Life’ Photo appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.

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McConnell Extends Senate Leave, Will Miss State Picnic

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