U-S Senator Mitch McConnell

Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell appeared to briefly freeze up and was unable to answer a question from a reporter at an event in Northern Kentucky on Wednesday, weeks after he had a similar episode in Washington. According to video from a Cincinnati news station, the 81-year-old McConnell was asked whether he would run for reelection in 2026. The senator asked the reporter to repeat the question before trailing off and staring straight ahead for about 10 seconds.

Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell has repeatedly said he is “fine” since he froze up midsentence during a press conference on Wednesday. And now his office is trying to tamp down speculation that he might not fill out his term as leader because of his health.

Democrats are again claiming the Senate majority, but much of the chamber’s focus is on the top Republican as Mitch McConnell becomes the longest serving Senate leader in history.

Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky has been reelected as Republican leader, quashing a challenge from Sen. Rick Scott of Florida.

U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell visited the Kentucky Emergency Management Center to get an assessment of the progress being made in Western Kentucky, where deadly tornadoes tore through the region on December 10th. WUKY’s Karyn Czar reports.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell says the criticism he received over a comment made about African American voters is outrageous and offensive. Arlo Barnette has more on the story.

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Kentucky is once again center stage in the national fight over health reform. The fate of the newly-released Senate healthcare bill is shaping up as a…