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McConnell Absence Imperils Pentagon Funding

July 8, 2026 · 5:15 am ET · Leave a Comment

“Sen. Mitch McConnell’s three-week hospitalization and uncertain health status is threatening to upend the defense budget process at a critical moment ahead of the midterm elections,” Politico reports.

”The 84-year-old Kentucky Republican was admitted to a Washington hospital June 14 for undisclosed medical issues. His staff maintain that McConnell remains engaged in Senate work but have not offered any information on when he will return to Capitol Hill.”

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