Washington — Sen. Mitch McConnell remains in the hospital and “continues to improve,” a spokesperson for the Kentucky Republican said in a statement Thursday, just over two weeks after he was initially hospitalized. McConnell was hospitalized on June 14. On the same day, emergency medical personnel went to his home to respond to an unconscious person, … Read more
Paramedics responded to a report of a “cardiac arrest” for an “unconscious” individual at a known address for Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., on the day his office disclosed he was hospitalized, according to police scanner audio obtained by NBC News. Limited time: Save 25% on NBC News subscription Get exclusive reporting, live Q&As and ad-free … Read more
Two Washington, D.C., law enforcement officers attacked during the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot sued on Wednesday to block the Justice Department’s “anti-weaponization” fund. Department of Justice reporter Jake Rosen has the details. Source link
Iran has responded to a U.S. proposal to bring an end to the war in the Middle East, Iranian state media reported Sunday. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The response “was given through mediator Pakistan,” state news agency IRNA said, without specifying what the response … Read more
COLUMBUS, Ohio — In August 2019, police in Bexley, Ohio, responded to a report of a “domestic dispute” at the home of Dr. Amy Acton. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Acton — then the director of the state’s Department of Health, now a Democratic candidate … Read more
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin is reviewing a plan to transform warehouses across the U.S. into detention facilities for tens of thousands of immigrants. So far immigration officials have spent a total of $1.074 billion for 11 warehouses. They’ve mostly faced fierce opposition. And days after Mullin was sworn in, the Department of Homeland Security … Read more
National Transportation Safety Board member Todd Inman, who was the NTSB’s initial on scene spokesman at the deadly midair collision over Washington, D.C., last January, has abruptly departed the agency two years into what is typically a five-year term. Days after the NTSB added its fifth board member, Inman was fired by the White House Presidential Personnel … Read more