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Senator says in statement he has undergone battery of tests after weeks of mounting speculation about his health US senator Mitch Mc Connell on Sunday revealed for the first time that a fall led to his hospitalization, breaking the silence about the Kentucky Republican’s condition after weeks of mo...
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Senator says in statement he has undergone battery of tests after weeks of mounting speculation about his health US senator Mitch Mc Connell on Sunday revealed for the first time that a fal...
Sen. Mitch Mc Connell (R-KY) broke weeks of silence about his health on Sunday, saying he was hospitalized last month after he “took a fall” and he doesn’t expect “to return to the Senate f...
Mc Connell, 84, said he is now at a rehabilitation centre.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Mitch Mc Connell on Sunday revealed for the first time that a fall led to his hospitalization, breaking the silence about his condition after weeks of mounting specul...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Mitch Mc Connell on Sunday revealed for the first time that a fall led to his hospitalization, breaking the silence about his condition after weeks of mounting specul...
Senator Mitch Mc Connell’s office released an updated statement and photo from the senator’s hospital bed after days of intense speculation and concern over his condition. In the image, Mc...
Mc Connell is the longest-serving party leader in Senate history.
The Office of Senator Mitch Mc Connell has released a picture and statement intended to answer questions about the status of the Kentucky senator. However, many are questioning the content....
Sen. Mitch Mc Connell (R-KY) broke his silence about the medical issues he is facing on Sunday in a statement that stunned onlookers. Mc Connell has been hospitalized for about a month, and...
Mc Connell, R-Ky., said he would return to the Senate but didn’t give a date.
Mc Connell says he was hospitalized because of a fall.
Sen. Mitch Mc Connell has for the first time revealed what led to his hospitalization
The statement Sunday comes following his hospitalization on June 14.
Senator Mitch Mc Connell said he could not immediately return to the Senate floor but hoped to be back to work ‘as soon as possible’
After being hospitalized for nearly a month, Kentucky Sen. Mitch Mc Connell provides an update on his health.
The Republican senator denied that he had suffered a heart attack and said he had left the hospital and moved to a physical rehabilitation center. He did not give a timetable for returning...
Kentucky Sen. Mitch Mc Connell provided a long-awaited update about his health on Sunday after being hospitalized for several weeks.
Sen. Mitch Mc Connell (R-Ky.) addressed his hospitalization Sunday, following a fall some four weeks ago. Why it matters: Mc Connell's comments are his first public explanation of the hospi...
COCAINE MITCH LIVES! Mc Connell says a fall led to his hospitalization, breaking weeks of silence about health condition. Sen. Mitch Mc Connell on Sunday revealed for the first time that a...
Mitch Mc Connell has broken his four-week silence by revealing he briefly lost consciousness after a fall, developed a mild case of pneumonia and is now recovering in a rehabilitation cente...
Mitch Mc Connell released a hospital photo and update about his health on Sunday, following calls for transparency from both Democrats and Republicans. The post Sen Mitch Mc Connell Shares...
Senator Mitch Mc Connell said he suffered a fall in June and contracted pneumonia that required hospitalization, breaking a lengthy silence that triggered weeks of speculation about his hea...
Mitch Mc Connell says post-polio syndrome caused a fall that left him briefly unconscious, followed by pneumonia, but his return date remains unclear.
Sen. Mitch Mc Connell released a statement on his health on Sunday along with a photo of himself and his wife, Elaine Chao, after questions swirled about his condition.
Sen. Mitch Mc Connell said a fall led to his most recent hospitalization.
Sen. Mitch Mc Connell said a fall led to his most recent hospitalization.
Sen. Mitch Mc Connell said a fall led to his most recent hospitalization.
Sen. Mitch Mc Connell said a fall led to his most recent hospitalization.
Sen. Mitch Mc Connell said a fall led to his most recent hospitalization.
Sen. Mitch Mc Connell said a fall led to his most recent hospitalization.
Sen. Mitch Mc Connell on Sunday revealed for the first time that a fall led to his hospitalization, breaking the silence about his condition after weeks of mounting speculation about the Ke...
Sen. Mitch Mc Connell on Sunday revealed for the first time that a fall led to his hospitalization, breaking the silence about his condition after weeks of mounting speculation about the Ke...
Sen. Mitch Mc Connell on Sunday revealed for the first time that a fall led to his hospitalization, breaking the silence about his condition after weeks of mounting speculation about the Ke...
Sen. Mitch Mc Connell on Sunday revealed for the first time that a fall led to his hospitalization, breaking the silence about his condition after weeks of mounting speculation about the Ke...
Sen. Mitch Mc Connell on Sunday revealed for the first time that a fall led to his hospitalization, breaking the silence about his condition after weeks of mounting speculation about the Ke...
Sen. Mitch Mc Connell on Sunday revealed for the first time that a fall led to his hospitalization, breaking the silence about his condition after weeks of mounting speculation about the Ke...
Sen. Mitch Mc Connell on Sunday revealed for the first time that a fall led to his hospitalization, breaking the silence about his condition after weeks of mounting speculation about the Ke...
Sen. Mitch Mc Connell on Sunday revealed for the first time that a fall led to his hospitalization, breaking the silence about his condition after weeks of mounting speculation about the Ke...
Sen. Mitch Mc Connell on Sunday revealed for the first time that a fall led to his hospitalization, breaking the silence about his condition after weeks of mounting speculation about the Ke...
Sen. Mitch Mc Connell on Sunday revealed for the first time that a fall led to his hospitalization, breaking the silence about his condition after weeks of mounting speculation about the Ke...
Sen. Mitch Mc Connell on Sunday revealed for the first time that a fall led to his hospitalization, breaking the silence about his condition after weeks of mounting speculation about the Ke...
Sen. Mitch Mc Connell on Sunday revealed for the first time that a fall led to his hospitalization, breaking the silence about his condition after weeks of mounting speculation about the Ke...
Sen. Mitch Mc Connell on Sunday revealed for the first time that a fall led to his hospitalization, breaking the silence about his condition after weeks of mounting speculation about the Ke...
Mc Connell, 84, explained the long silence about his condition by saying that "folks of my generation often hesitate to share the vulnerability that comes with growing older."
Senator Mitch Mc Connell on Sunday released a photo and a statement after nearly one month in the hospital.
Sen. Mitch Mc Connell on Sunday revealed for the first time that a fall led to his hospitalization, breaking the silence about his condition after weeks of mounting speculation about the Ke...
He explained the long silence about his condition by saying that “folks of my generation often hesitate to share the vulnerability that comes with growing older.”
WASHINGTON — Sen. Mitch Mc Connell on Sunday revealed for the first time that a fall led to his hospitalization, breaking the silence about his condition after weeks of mounting speculation...
WASHINGTON — Sen. Mitch Mc Connell on Sunday revealed for the first time that a fall led to his hospitalization, breaking the silence about his condition after weeks of mounting speculation...
Mitch Mc Connell Mitch Mc Connell has finally shared a photo to put to bed rumors of his death being covered up, but the Kentucky senator still looks worse for wear. The 84-year-old Republi...
The ongoing absence of Sen. Mitch Mc Connell (R-Ky.) from Capitol Hill is throwing another wrench in President Trump’s uphill push for a massive $1.5 trillion defense spending package next...
Senator Mitch Mc Connell just released a statement on his recent health scare, which landed him unconscious. In short, he’s fine and has to rehab for a while due to a mild case...
Sen. Mitch Mc Connell broke his silence on his lengthy hospital stay, claiming he had a fall but didn't suffer from a stroke or a heart attack in a statement released by his office that inc...
SENATOR Mitch Mc Connell has revealed a fall led to his hospitalisation, ending almost a month of speculation over his health. The Republican was rushed to hospital on June 14, fuelling rum...
SENATOR Mitch Mc Connell has revealed a fall led to his hospitalisation, ending almost a month of speculation over his health. The Republican was rushed to hospital on June 14, fuelling rum...
Sen. Mitch Mc Connell is revealing for the first time that a fall led to his hospitalization.
Sen. Mitch Mc Connell's office revealed that a fall prompted his hospitalization. It is the first release of details to the public in weeks.
WASHINGTON — Sen. Mitch Mc Connell on Sunday revealed for the first time that a fall led to his hospitalization, breaking the silence about his condition after weeks of mounting speculation...
Sen. Mitch Mc Connell has for the first time revealed what led to his hospitalization.
Sen. Mitch Mc Connell on Sunday revealed for the first time that a fall led to his hospitalization, breaking the silence about his condition after weeks of mounting speculation about the Ke...
Mc Connell says he was hospitalized because of a fall.
Mc Connell says he was hospitalized because of a fall.
The ongoing absence of Sen. Mitch Mc Connell (R-Ky.) from Capitol Hill is throwing another wrench in President Trump’s uphill push for a massive $1.5 trillion defense spending package next...
The ongoing absence of Sen. Mitch Mc Connell (R-Ky.) from Capitol Hill is throwing another wrench in President Trump’s uphill push for a massive $1.5 trillion defense spending package next...
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