The mystery surrounding Mitch McConnell’s absence
The episode covers three major political stories: the mysterious hospitalization of Senate leader Mitch McConnell and its implications for government funding, the scramble by Maine Democrats to replace the disgraced Senate candidate Graham Platner, and a sharp decline in Affordable Care A
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