The mystery surrounding Mitch McConnell’s absence

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2026-07-10

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Sen. Mitch McConnell’s monthslong absence is complicating GOP efforts to pass a spending bill. The Washington Post’s Jarrell Dillard explains how the missing vote has stalled a key committee. Maine Democrats are racing to replace Graham Platner in the Senate race ahead of a convention deadline, after his campaign collapsed amid sexual-assault allegations. The Maine Morning Star’s Eesha Pendharkar breaks down who’s vying to replace him. Millions of Americans dropped their Affordable Care Act coverage after pandemic-era subsidies expired. The Associated Press’s Ali Swenson details how the trend varied among states. Plus, the roommate of Charlie Kirk’s alleged killer says the suspect regretted his actions, the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is being drained again, and the women’s Wimbledon final is set. Today’s episode was hosted by Gideon Resnick.
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  • Good morning.

  • Senator Mitch McConnell's hospitalization raises questions about his health.

  • The Washington Post explains what's known and what's not.

  • The Democrats jumping in to replace Graham Platner in Maine.

  • He became a nationally relevant name because of the size and magnitude of that movement.

  • So it will certainly be tough for the Maine Democrats to find a candidate to exactly replicate him.

  • And a miracle Wimbledon run from a local.

  • It's Friday, July 10th. I'm Gideon Resnick, in for Shumita Basu. This is Apple News Today.

  • When the Senate returns next week, one of its longest-serving and high-profile members is likely to be absent.

  • 84-year-old Republican Senator Mitch McConnell has been hospitalized for nearly a month now,

  • and his condition is still shrouded in mystery.

  • Emergency dispatch audio for mid-June indicates that personnel were sent to McConnell's Washington home

  • to attend to an unconscious person in cardiac arrest.

  • The audio doesn't indicate who the individual was,

  • but it was on the same day that McConnell was hospitalized.

  • Beyond that, details have been scarce.

  • So we don't really know much at the moment.

  • Jarrell Dillard is a congressional economic policy reporter for the Washington Post.

  • He hasn't voted on the Senate floor since June 11th,

  • and the information coming out from his staff has been very limited.