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Email Suggests Mitch McConnell Health Response Is Coordinated Effort

The Daily Caller

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July 7, 2026

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'Senator McConnell was fully engaged'

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Independent Journal Review

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· Jul 7, 2026

Gun-Rights Group Rips ‘Unacceptable’ Rule Proposed By Trump Admin’s ATF

Republican Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell's office sent an email Tuesday suggesting that the response to McConnell's health was a coordinated effort.

The Daily Caller

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· Jul 7, 2026

We Asked Mitch McConnell’s Staff About His Health. This Is What They Told Us

We Asked Mitch McConnell's Staff About His Health. This Is What They Told Us

The Hill

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· Jul 8, 2026

Beshear requests McConnell health update

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D) sent a letter to Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.)’s office on Wednesday, asking for a health update on the senator after he was admitted to the hospital on June 14. “Over the last several weeks, Kentuckians have grown increasingly concerned about the health and well-being of Sen. McConnell,” the letter reads....

Coffman Chronicle

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· Jul 10, 2026

Andy Beshear Asks Mitch McConnell for Public Health Update as Senate Work Nears

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Irish Star

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· Jun 26, 2026

Nurse's 'honest' opinion on elderly Trump amid calls to invoke 25th amendment

EXCLUSIVE: A Missouri-based Nurse gave her honest opinion about the state of President Donald Trump's health and whether or not conversations about invoking the 25th Amendment should be held

The Daily Beast

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· Jul 5, 2026

Katie Miller Blasts Health Warnings After Trump’s Fireworks

Kevin Dietsch / Getty ImagesKatie Miller launched a desperate social media posting spree on Sunday to minimize health warnings prompted by President Donald Trump’s July Fourth fireworks show.Miller, the MAGA podcaster wife of top Trump official Stephen Miller, fired off multiple X posts on Sunday trying to downplay the air quality alerts issued for the Washington, D.C., area following what the president touted as the “largest fireworks show in history” on Saturday night.In one post, Miller, 34, shared a passage from a Sunday Washington Post story, saying that the newspaper “blames President Trump for the weather.”Read more at The Daily Beast.

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Related coverage for "Email Suggests Mitch McConnell Health Response Is Coordinated Effort": Independent Journal Review — Gun-Rights Group Rips ‘Unacceptable’ Rule Proposed By Trump Admin’s ATF. The Daily Caller — We Asked Mitch McConnell’s Staff About His Health. This Is What They Told Us. The Hill — Beshear requests McConnell health update. Coffman Chronicle — Andy Beshear Asks Mitch McConnell for Public Health Update as Senate Work Nears. Irish Star — Nurse's 'honest' opinion on elderly Trump amid calls to invoke 25th amendment. The Daily Beast — Katie Miller Blasts Health Warnings After Trump’s Fireworks