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- JUST IN: Sen Mitch McConnell Shares Health Update With New Hospital Photo
Sen. Mitch McConnell released a hospital photo and update about his health on Sunday, following calls for transparency from both Democrats and Republicans. The photo showed McConnell sitting up in his hospital bed while holding a newspaper. His wife, former Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao, sat to his side. McConnell was reportedly transported to the hospital by ambulance from his home on June 14, but little additional information was made available. “My doctors have confirmed that I didn’t break any bones or suffer a concussion. I didn’t have a heart attack or a stroke. I don’t have any tumors or hemorrhages, but I was briefly unconscious and was taken to the hospital while receiving excellent care over the past several weeks, I’ve also had to deal with a mild case of pneumonia,” McConnell wrote. “I can assure you that I’ve been a good patient at my age. I tend to do what my doctors tell me to do. I’ve submitted to every test they can think of to help figure out what caused this incident, and I’m continuing to do everything they ask to speed my recovery. In fact, with signs of continued progress, I’ve been able to move from hospital care to a rehabilitation center where I’ll keep regaining my strength,” McConnell wrote. MCCONNELL releases a photo – and statement. “To my fellow Kentuckians – “When you elected me to a seventh term and made me our Commonwealth’s longest serving Senator, you did so trusting that I’d keep showing up to fight for you every day. And over the past several weeks,… pic.twitter.com/YTzTXDhEgu — Jake Sherman (@JakeSherman) July 12, 2026 The 84-year-old McConnell is currently serving his seventh term in the U.S. Senate. On Saturday, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D) called on McConnell’s office to “end the crazy speculation” on the senator’s health. Beshear posted to X on Saturday, “I publicly and privately urged the last administration to address the public’s concerns with the former president’s health. I’m calling on Sen. McConnell to do the same and provide voters an update on his own health. Let’s end the crazy speculation. Just tell us what’s going on.” Also Saturday, McConnell’s office gave its first update on the senator’s health, telling local outlet WDRB in Louisville that he “continues his recovery in the hospital.” “As you can imagine, we have been receiving lots of messages from folks,… [TheTopNews] Read More.34 mins ago - Trump Treasury Secretary Reportedly ‘Fielding Calls’ To Run For Lindsey Grah...
(AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) Trump Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is said to be “fielding calls” from power brokers urging him to run for the Senate seat held by the late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC). Politico reported Sunday that Bessent is a South Carolina native, “who has maintained a house there during his time in Washington.” Bessent was “fielding calls from people asking him to run, according to a person familiar with the communications,” the report said. “Another person close to Bessent said his interest is staying on as Treasury secretary, a role he’s long wanted.” Politico added, “A Treasury spokesperson had no immediate comment.” Since word of Graham’s death broke early Sunday morning, Republicans have been scrambling over how to keep his Senate seat. President Donald Trump told NBC News he had “someone in mind” for Graham seat, but didn’t elaborate. Outgoing Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) told CNN that she was “not pursuing” an interim appointment that could be made by South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster (R). “I told the governor this morning that, I suggested that he should nominate himself,” Mace told Fredericka Whitfield. “He can do that, to be a sort of caretaker in between now and January 3rd. And then there would be a special election,” Mace said. “I’m not pursuing it. I’m told that Joe Wilson’s not pursuing it, that interim appointment, because we need every vote that we can have for the president in the House as it stands today,” Mace said. Mace added, “I would be remiss if I didn’t look at” running for the seat, “but right now, my focus is going to be on mourning Lindsey Graham and honoring his legacy.” According to Politico, “A special candidate filing period will open up on July 21 for Republicans interested in running for Graham’s seat, and will remain open for a week, according to state law and the state Republican Party. A primary would be held on August 11, with a runoff if no candidate reaches 50 percent of the vote on Aug. 25.” The winning Republican will face Dr. Annie Andrews (D) in November “for a full, six-year term that would start in January of next year,” the report added.The post Trump Treasury Secretary Reportedly ‘Fielding Calls’ To Run For Lindsey Graham’s Seat first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.43 mins ago - Trump Unleashes More Strikes on Iran to Hold Enemy ‘Accountable’ for Strait ...
(AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) The U.S. military launched more strikes against Iran at 5:00 p.m. ET on Sunday at the direction of President Donald Trump, U.S. Central Command announced on X. CENTCOM said it “began launching more strikes against Iran to continue degrading their ability to attack civilian mariners and commercial ships freely transiting the Strait of Hormuz. The Commander in Chief has directed the strikes to hold Iranian forces accountable.” Those strikes come after Iran violated the fragile ceasefire it has in place with the U.S. by attacking a Cyprus-flagged container ship on Saturday. The U.S. responded by striking Iran on Saturday. Axios journalist Barak Ravid reported the U.S. hit several targets on Saturday, including “air surveillance radars, facilities for storing missiles and UAVs, missile and UAV launch sites, maritime surveillance radars, [and] ground-to-air missile launchers.” Trump told Meet the Press on Sunday morning “we bombed the hell out of them last night.” That came during a call in which Trump honored Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) after he died on Saturday night; Graham had been a vocal supporter of the president launching Operation Epic Fury and predicted in June that if Iran dared to close the strait, Trump would “obliterate” the country. The president also said the Strait of Hormuz remained open for all ships, despite Iran claiming it closed the strait on Saturday. CENTCOM echoed Trump in a post on X, saying: The Strait of Hormuz is open to all vessels seeking to lawfully transit the international waterway. U.S. forces are positioned and prepared to ensure that freedom of navigation remains available despite unwarranted Iranian aggression, harassment, threats, and arbitrary declarations. Iran does not control the strait. Traffic is flowing. The Strait of Hormuz is open to all vessels seeking to lawfully transit the international waterway. U.S. forces are positioned and prepared to ensure that freedom of navigation remains available despite unwarranted Iranian aggression, harassment, threats, and arbitrary… pic.twitter.com/FS3TUBOZEj — U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) July 12, 2026 Trump told NBC Iran had “agreed to a deal” on Saturday, only to turn around and attack the merchant ship hours later. The president said it was a “perfect deal” for the U.S., with Iran agreeing to never obtain a nuclear weapon; those deal talks have now been clearly put on hold as the U.S. hits Iran.The post Trump Unleashes More Strikes on Iran to Hold Enemy ‘Accountable’ for Strait of… [TheTopNews] Read More.57 mins ago - JUST IN: Lindsey Graham’s Preliminary Cause of Death RevealedSen. Lindsey Graham’s (R-SC) office released a preliminary examination on Sunday afternoon he died from “Aortic Dissection due to Arteriosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease.” Punchbowl News founder Jake Sherman reported the news on X, one day after the veteran conservative lawmaker died at the age of 71. Sherman relayed the following message from Graham’s team: The preliminary examination findings were: Aortic Dissection due to Arteriosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease. The death certificate will be PENDING until all the toxicological and microscopic testing are finalized and at that point the death certificate will be updated to reflect the cause of death and appropriately classify the manner of death. The Mayo Clinic explains on its website an aortic dissection is “a medical emergency in which a tear happens in the inner layer of the body’s main artery. The artery is called the aorta. Blood rushes through the tear. This causes the inner and middle layers of the artery to split, called a dissection. If the blood goes outside the artery, aortic dissection is often deadly.” Aortic dissection is not very common, the Mayo Clinic said. “It usually happens in men in their 60s and 70s,” and symptoms are often tied to other health issues — which can lead to delays in diagnosis, the medical center added. Graham’s office had initially said he died from a “brief and sudden illness” when it announced his death on Saturday night. The senator had just returned to Washington, D.C. from Ukraine the day before. President Donald Trump honored his longtime ally shortly after he died. “Senator Lindsey Graham, one of the greatest people and Senators I have ever known, is dead!” Trump posted early on Sunday morning. “He was always working, and was a true American Patriot. Lindsey will be greatly missed!!!” Trump followed that up on Sunday afternoon by ordering all American flags to be lowered to half mast until next Saturday. Watch the Fox News report above.The post JUST IN: Lindsey Graham’s Preliminary Cause of Death Revealed first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.1 hour ago
- CNN Host Drops Video Receipt on Democratic Senate Candidate Calling for Defundin...CNN anchor Manu Raju on Sunday asked Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed (D) why he denied he ever called for defunding the police, considering there is audio evidence of the wannabe congressman doing just that. “I want to ask you about some scrutiny you’ve gotten for past social media posts that you deleted, including about defunding the police,” Raju said, before referencing a denial El-Sayed made to The Detroit News. “Now you’ve said recently you ‘never, never called for defunding’ the police. But our K-File team at CNN found interviews in the past where you did repeatedly, including in the aftermath of George Floyd’s killing.” CNN then played a clip from a 2020 local radio interview where El-Sayed unmistakably advocated for defunding the police. “I believe that we do need to defund the police insofar as defunding the police is disinvesting in the means of incarcerating or killing them on the streets,” El-Sayed said in the clip. He then said he wanted more money to go to public schools, social services, and libraries. “So why did you say you never called for defunding the police, when it sounded like you did in the past?” Raju asked when the clip finished. El-Sayed said Raju was taking him far too literally. “You know, what’s interesting about that comment is I go as far as defining what I mean by that. Do you disagree with investing in libraries and public services and social services? You fixate on the word ‘defund,’ but what I’m talking about is war materiel that we made too much of during the war in Iraq,” El-Sayed said. “And then because we had too much of it, we had to find somewhere to sell it. So we sold it to a whole bunch of local police departments.” He continued, “I believe in investing in retention and retirement for law enforcement. I’ve done work with law enforcement during my time in Wayne County—” Raju then tried to jump in and ask whether he felt this would become an “electibility issue” for El-Sayed. “Let me finish my answer,” El-Sayed said, before denying it would be a problem. “I think the way that we have thought about law enforcement is we answer every social problem with somebody with a gun, and you talk to folks in law enforcement with whom I’ve worked very closely, they’ll tell you they don’t want to… [TheTopNews] Read More.2 hours ago
- Fox News Told By Federal Law Enforcement There is ‘No Indication of Foul Playâ...Fox News correspondent Alex Hogan reported Sunday that law enforcement told Fox News “foul play” does not appear to be a factor in the death of Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC). President Donald Trump announced Graham’s death on social media early Sunday morning just hours after Graham returned to Washington, D.C., from a trip to Ukraine. “President Trump here at the White House earlier today had ordered that all flags across the country be lowered to half staff in support of the life of the late Sen. Lindsey Graham,” Hogan said. “Now, we also know that it was early this morning that the senator’s team, their official office, releasing that he had died of what they are calling a ‘brief and sudden illness.'” “The FBI are at Sen. Graham’s residence, although there is no indication of foul play, according to the federal law enforcement,” Hogan continued. “Earlier today the FBI Director Kash Patel said that the FBI would assist local authorities and make every resource available.” Far-right influencer and Trump confidante Laura Loomer posted to X that Graham’s death should be investigated to see if “Iran or Russia poisoned” the senator, “who suddenly died last night very unexpectedly.” Others on the far-right have jumped on the conspiracy bandwagon, and Patel’s contention that “the FBI would assist” in any investigation was blamed by critics for spurring on the speculation. The Wall Street Journal reported Sunday that emergency responders arrived at Graham’s home Saturday night and “performed CPR on an individual suffering from cardiac arrest,” according to dispatch audio reviewed by the paper. Trump called in to the Sunday news programs to recount his phone call with Graham shortly before learning of the senator’s death. He told CNN’s Jake Tapper: I spoke to him, just, he had already landed. Was probably at his place. I don’t know where he was, but I spoke to him, and then I got a call a few hours later saying late in the evening, at 2:00 in the morning, actually. But they found out about it, I think about 8:00 about his problem. So it had to be something very quick because he was fine when I spoke to him. Other than being tired, he was fine. Watch the clip above via Fox News.The post Fox News Told By Federal Law Enforcement There is ‘No Indication of Foul Play’ in Lindsey Graham’s Death first appeared… [TheTopNews] Read More.2 hours ago
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