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McConnell’s Absence Tests Senate Leadership | Cincinnati News
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Kentucky’s governor is demanding Senate leadership act fast as Mitch McConnell remains hospitalized and silent for seven weeks—no votes cast, no public updates. Beshear insists he can’t declare a vacancy himself, putting the ball squarely in Senate hands, especially Majority Leader John Thune. If McConnell can’t serve, the Senate must decide—and under new 2024 state law, that would trigger a special election, not a gubernatorial appointment. All eyes are now on Washington as the nation watches this political standoff unfold.
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