Questions fill the McConnell information vacuum

The senior Republican senator’s office has released no updates on his health since his hospitalization on June 14.

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More than three weeks have passed without an update on Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell’s condition since he was hospitalized after an unspecified health episode.

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