Mitch McConnell returns to Senate after fall that led to an extended medical absence
McConnell spent weeks in recovery before explaining he was "briefly unconscious" following the fall that sent him to the hospital and a weeks-long recovery process.
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Holtz-Eakin Says No Rate Hike Would Undercut Fed Credibility
Douglas Holtz-Eakin, President of the American Action Forum and former Director of the Congressional Budget Office, says the Federal Reserve should raise interest rates this week and warns that failing to do so would undercut its credibility as inflation remains its central chall...
Ukraine signals openness to pausing strikes on Russian energy targets - Semafor
Kyiv contradicted US President Donald Trump’s claim Monday that Ukraine and Russia had agreed to pause strikes against energy infrastructure, but signaled it would be open to a truce while casting doubt on Moscow’s willingness.
Putin’s Nuclear Threats Are Starting To Backfire - Newsweek
Vladimir Putin possesses the world’s largest nuclear arsenal. His neighbors no longer seem to care.
Kennedy Center Trump Name Change: List of Options Being Considered - Newsweek
President Donald Trump may get another chance to put his name on the Kennedy Center after the institution’s Trump-appointed leaders warned that it is on the brink of bankruptcy and that adding the president's moniker to the facade, thus ensuring his fundraising efforts, may be th...
Mitch McConnell returns to Senate after three-month health absence
The 84-year-old Kentucky Republican is back in Washington after a fall, hospitalization, pneumonia and weeks of rehabilitation kept him away from the Senate.
Nigeria rejoins J.P. Morgan Global Bond Index after 11 years - Premium Times Nigeria
J.P. Morgan Includes Nigeria in Global Bond Index
Ogun CSOs plan strategic engagement with candidates ahead of 2027
Civil society organisations and media groups in Ogun State have unveiled the Ogun 2027 Conversation, an initiative aimed at promoting issue-based campaigns, accountability and peaceful participation ahead of the 2027 general elections. The organisers said the platform would bring...
Sen. Mitch McConnell returns to Senate floor after hospitalization
Sen. Mitch McConnell, who has been absent from the Senate since being hospitalized in June following a fall, is set to return to the Senate floor Monday night.
Ex-Dem insider exposes what Harris told top donors days before Biden dropped out: 'So insulting'
Lindy Li claims Kamala Harris secretly auditioned for wealthy Democratic donors while publicly insisting Joe Biden would stay in the 2024 race.
Obama, Biden judges draw fresh fire as Trump’s immigration court clashes heat up: ‘Almost impossible’
DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin says Biden-appointed judges are "almost impossible" to work with as immigration enforcement battles intensify.
Mitch McConnell returns to Senate after months-long absence
The 84-year-old said he was prepared to cast his first vote after rampant speculation about his healthMitch McConnell, the former Republican Senate majority leader, returned to the Capitol on Monday and cast his first vote after a months‑long absence that fueled rampant speculati...
'Thinking about my ute': How 12yo passed time on 16-day walk to meet PM - ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation
'Thinking about my ute': How 12yo passed time on 16-day walk to meet PM ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Mitch McConnell returns to the Senate after three-month absence
Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., arrives for a vote at the Capitol on Monday.Finn Gomez / Getty ImagesShareAdd NBC News to GoogleBy Raquel Coronell Uribe and Frank Thorp VSen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., returned to the Senate on Monday after a more than three-month absence.
Mitch McConnell back in Senate to cast first vote since disappearing from public life in June
Former Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell returned to Capitol Hill on Monday, his first return to work since the Kentucky senator was hospitalized in June after suffering a fall.
Americans loathe how Trump is handling AI and the numbers keep getting worse
‘The American people despise President Trump when it comes to his handling of artificial intelligence,’ CNN’s data guru Harry Enten said Monday
Ritabrata-led TMC camp names candidates for Bengal bypolls
Mohammad Eteshamul Haque will contest from Nandigram in Purba Medinipur district as the rebel TMC candidate, while Safiuzzaman Sheikh has been nominated from Rejinagar in Murshidabad
Trump nominates Kimberly Greenwood as ambassador to Barbados and Eastern Caribbean
US President Donald Trump on Monday nominated Kimberly Greenwood, wife of singer Lee Greenwood, to serve as the US ambassador to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean. Her name was part of a list of nominees sent by the administration to the US Senate for confirmation.