Mitch McConnell admitted to the hospital and

Sen. Mitch McConnell was admitted to a hospital Sunday morning, a spokesperson for the Republican confirmed to CBS News. “He is receiving excellent care,” spokesperson Dave Popp said in a statement Sunday. No details were provided on why the Kentucky senator was admitted or which hospital. McConnell voted last week, including the last vote series … Read more

Sen. Mitch McConnell admitted to the hospital, spokesperson says

Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., the former senate majority leader, was hospitalized on Sunday, according to his spokesperson. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. “Senator McConnell was admitted to the hospital this morning,” spokesperson David Popp said in a statement. “He is receiving excellent care.” Popp did … Read more

Sen Mitch McConnell hospitalized, ‘receiving excellent care,’ his office says

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., was hospitalized for an undisclosed health issue, according to his office. “Sen. McConnell was admitted to the hospital this morning,” McConnell’s Communications Director David Popp told Fox News. “He is receiving excellent care.” McConnell, the longest-serving Senate party leader in U.S. history, was … Read more

Bluegrass Democrats make their choice to replace McConnell, take on Trump-backed Barr

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Bluegrass State Democrats chose their challenger and hopeful successor to longtime Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., on Tuesday night. Charles Booker, a progressive former state representative who has squared off with Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., in the past, clinched the Democratic nomination for Senate in Kentucky, besting a … Read more

Andy Barr bests crowded Senate primary with help from Trump on way to replacing McConnell

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! In one of the most crowded Republican Senate primaries in the country, President Donald Trump’s thumb on the scale proved the difference maker.  Rep. Andy Barr, R-Ky., came out on top of an 11-person bar fight in Kentucky, teeing him up for a showdown in November to … Read more

Kentucky Republicans race to replace McConnell while carefully keeping him at arm’s length

LEXINGTON, Ky. — U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell is considered such a titan in his home state that Kentucky lawmakers voted to put a statue of him alongside Abraham Lincoln in the Capitol. After overcoming polio as a child, McConnell rose to become the longest-serving Senate leader in history and helped secure a conservative majority on … Read more

McConnell claims Joe Kent’s resignation letter contained ‘virulent anti-Semitism’

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky asserted in a post on X that Joe Kent’s resignation letter was tainted by “virulent anti-Semitism.” Kent posted the resignation letter on Tuesday, announcing that he was stepping down from the role of National Counterterrorism Center director. “Joe Kent testified before … Read more