Where is Mitch McConnell?

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  It's time for our weekly politics roundup, and there is a lot to round up.

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  Senator Mitch McConnell is MIA,

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  and we'll try to answer the question of what is too far when it comes to political scandals.

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  This is going to be good.

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  It's the NPR Politics Podcast.

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  I'm Tamara Keefe.

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  I cover politics.

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  I'm Sam Greenglass.

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  I cover Congress.

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  And I'm Mara Liason, senior national political correspondent.

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  And we are recording this at 1237 p.m.

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  Eastern Time on Friday, July 10th, 2026. Sam, I want to start with Mitch McConnell,

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  the Republican senator from Kentucky, longtime GOP leader already planning to retire at the end of his term.

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  He's been in the hospital for about four weeks now,

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  and the rumors and conspiracy theories just really got wild this week.

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  What do you know about his situation?

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