Mitch McConnell, 84, is hospitalized after an apparent cardiac arrest and officials have not disclosed his condition despite video and eyewitness accounts showing him receiving CPR.Republican senators John Thune and John Barrasso say they have held recent substantive phone conversations with McConnell and describe him as alert, while Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear has urged transparency and Elaine Chao returned from China after the hospitalization.McConnell’s prolonged absence strains a Republican 53-47
Senate majority and could trigger a special election under Kentucky law, prompting debate about representation after earlier falls and a concussion earlier this year.