{"id":4007,"date":"2026-07-27T21:37:49","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T21:37:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nextaddressamerica.com\/?p=4007"},"modified":"2026-07-27T21:37:49","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T21:37:49","slug":"mcconnells-hometown-newspaper-blasts-him-for-mysterious-absence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nextaddressamerica.com\/?p=4007","title":{"rendered":"McConnell\u2019s hometown newspaper blasts him for mysterious absence"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Ever since former Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell became mysteriously absent, the Kentucky senator\u2019s health has prompted much news and talk show host commentary as well as two controversial proof of life photographs.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextaddressamerica.com\/?p=4006\">Trump faces one humiliating defeat after another<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cMcConnell, 84, was hospitalized June 14 after a fall and a brief loss of consciousness,\u201d wrote the Louisville Courier Journal\u2019s Keely Doll on Monday. \u201cSince his absence, both Republicans and Democrats have called for increased transparency around the senator\u2019s health. Gov. Andy Beshear penned an open letter to the senator requesting updates shortly before McConnell\u2019s office addressed the speculation and concerns.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Doll noted that Trump has not been seen publicly since his June 14 hospitalization and added that, although McConnell described the process as personally frustrating to himself, it has caused compounding frustrations for the United States Senate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMcConnell\u2019s absence is also putting pressure on GOP leadership,\u201d Doll wrote. \u201cMcConnell serves as a key GOP vote on two important committees, Appropriations and Agriculture. Without his vote, the committees are split evenly between Republicans and Democrats, making it impossible to advance legislation without bipartisan support.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Doll also pointed out that McConnell has missed a number of committee votes and Senate floor votes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMcConnell missed 38 votes in the Senate in the weeks following his June 14 hospitalization,\u201d Doll wrote. \u201cOut of those, the majority were nominations and confirmations for judges, ambassadorial positions and other civilian nominees. About a dozen of the votes were legislative, including a bipartisan affordable housing bill.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextaddressamerica.com\/?p=4004\">\u2018Raise alarms for Republicans\u2019: Trump\u2019s hometown newspaper has bad news for the GOP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The journalist added, \u201cBut the real debate putting pressure on McConnell\u2019s absence in Congress is the resolutions over presidential war powers and the U.S. military involvement in Iran.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Doll concluded, \u201cWith McConnell\u2019s return timeline to Congress uncertain and the growing concerns about the war in Iran, even GOP leaders have admitted that the numbers game is getting tighter. During McConnell\u2019s absence, several different resolutions on war powers have come to the floor with razor-thin margins.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Despite the ongoing concerns about McConnell\u2019s fitness to serve, his office continues to insist that he is on the job.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Senator continues to meet with staff regarding Senate and Kentucky business, including discussions on defense appropriations, foreign policy, the farm bill, constituent services and constituent federal grant requests,\u201d spokesman David Popp told The Washington Post in a recent statement. \u201cAs the senator continues to improve in rehab, we will be sure to keep you updated.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextaddressamerica.com\/?p=4003\">CNN torn apart for claiming outrage over Trump\u2019s attack on its reporter<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ever since former Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell became mysteriously absent, the Kentucky senator\u2019s health has prompted much news and talk show host commentary as well as two controversial proof of life photographs.\u201cMcConnell, 84, was hospitalized June 14 after a fall and a brief loss of con&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3992,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4007","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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