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July 16, 2026

'Somebody needs to do something': GOP senators split as Tuberville demands McConnell answers

Tommy Tuberville demands answers about Mitch McConnell's health and Senate return timeline as the August recess looms and key Trump votes approach.

July 16, 2026

Lindsey Graham’s final act reverberates in Senate as sister is urged to 'keep pedaling'

Darline Graham succeeds her late brother Lindsey Graham in the Senate as Russell Fry, Nancy Mace and Ralph Norman eye the South Carolina seat.

July 14, 2026

Jimmy Kimmel mocks hospitalized Mitch McConnell with health photo troll

Jimmy Kimmel spoofed Mitch McConnell's "proof of life" photo on Instagram, replacing the senator's head with his own amid health speculation.

July 14, 2026

'This is not normal': AOC unloads on McConnell's prolonged absence

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez questions whether Mitch McConnell's months-long Senate absence is legal, while GOP senators insist he'll return for key votes.

July 14, 2026

Jimmy Kimmel guest host jokes about Lindsey Graham's death and show getting 'pulled off the air again'

Guest host Ike Barinholtz joked about Sen. Lindsey Graham's death and Sen. Mitch McConnell's health scare, taunting critics who previously pushed to get "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" suspended.

July 13, 2026

Comedian Margaret Cho mocks Lindsey Graham's death, suggests Trump is next in viral video

A video on Facebook shows Margaret Cho mocking the death of Sen. Lindsey Graham.

July 12, 2026

Mitch McConnell breaks silence on mystery hospitalization after Graham's death

Mitch McConnell says post-polio syndrome caused a fall that left him briefly unconscious, followed by pneumonia, but his return date remains unclear.

July 11, 2026

Dem governor escalates McConnell health demands, cites response to Biden health concerns

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear demands Sen. Mitch McConnell reveal his undisclosed medical condition as the 84-year-old remains absent from the Senate.

July 9, 2026

Trump's voter ID bill catches unlikely break as McConnell remains sidelined

Mitch McConnell's weeks-long absence removes one key "no" vote on the SAVE America Act, but Senate Republicans still face a filibuster problem.

July 8, 2026

McConnell faces fresh calls to come clean about health issues

Andy Beshear sent a letter demanding Mitch McConnell disclose his health status as leaked audio revealed the senator was unconscious in June.