Senate returns to Washington after Sen. Lindsey Graham's death with uncertain agenda
McConnell said he was recovering from pneumonia and a fall and could not yet return to the Senate.
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Lindsey Graham’s death and Mitch McConnell’s continued hospitalization leave Senate Republicans facing an uncertain agenda, including nominations, government funding and stalled policy priorities.
Senate Republicans returned from a two-week recess facing uncertainty after Sen. Lindsey Graham died and Sen. Mitch McConnell remained hospitalized. Graham’s office said he died after a tear in his aorta; McConnell said he was recovering from pneumonia and a fall and could not yet return to the Senate.
The article describes stalled Republican priorities, including Todd Blanche’s nomination for attorney general, keeping the government funded, a budget package and legislation requiring proof of citizenship for voters. Graham had worked with Sen. Richard Blumenthal on a Russia sanctions package; Blumenthal said Graham had been focused on the effort and hoped his memory would help move it forward.
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VOTING CLOSED
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This story reports what happened without casting McConnell in a good or bad light, so readers don’t rate it and it doesn’t count toward McConnell’s record.
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SWIPE →Kentucky senator whose hospitalization and absence add uncertainty to the Senate agenda
South Carolina senator whose death leaves a vacancy and affects the Senate's agenda
Graham's version of this story ↗
South Carolina representative named as a possible replacement for Graham
South Carolina representative named as a possible replacement for Graham
Attorney general nominee whose confirmation is on the Senate agenda
President whose disagreements with Senate Republicans have contributed to stalled priorities
South Carolina representative named as a possible replacement for Graham
Louisiana senator who challenged Trump over the Iran war
Texas senator whose opponent Trump endorsed
Connecticut senator who worked with Graham on a Russia sanctions package
Part of a bigger story
26 OUTLETSOutlets agree that Sen. Lindsey Graham's death and Sen. Mitch McConnell's continued absence while recovering from illness have tightened the Senate Republican margin. McConnell noted doctors have not cleared his return, leaving pending nominations and legislation uncertain. Left-leaning outlets emphasize Republican legislative disruption, with Raw Story citing analysts who say the absence threw party plans into "chaos." Center outlets focus on the procedural math facing pending confirmations and funding deadlines. Right-leaning outlets frame the simultaneous absences as opening a power vacuum that allows Donald Trump to reshape Senate Republican leadership.
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