Mitch McConnell Found Unconscious In DC Home Last Month, EMS Dispatch Reveals

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Former Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell was found “unconscious” at his residence in Washington, D.C., in June, according to a District Fire and EMS dispatch call recording released Wednesday.

An Advanced Life Support ambulance arrived at McConnell’s home shortly before 9 a.m. on June 14 and performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) for a “cardiac arrest,” according to the dispatch call first reported by Punchbowl News. Hours after his hospitalization, McConnell spokesperson David Popp told the Daily Caller News Foundation that McConnell was “admitted” to the hospital and received “excellent care.”

McConnell’s office has not disclosed the 84-year-old senator’s health issues or his condition.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune told the DCNF on June 15 that McConnell was “dialed in” on their conference’s legislative calls and sounded good on the phone. McConnell has not returned to Capitol Hill since his hospitalization.

McConnell’s and Thune’s offices did not immediately respond to the DCNF’s requests for comment to clarify their previous statements in light of this latest development.

The elderly senator faced several health issues in the past. He was hospitalized in February for flu-like symptoms, which forced him to miss votes. He fell in the basement of the Russell Senate Office building in October 2025 while a reporter blocked him from accessing the railing while peppering him with questions about Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). (Read more from “Mitch McConnell Found Unconscious In DC Home Last Month, EMS Dispatch Reveals” HERE)

What The FDA’s Latest Ruling Could Mean For Future Of Nicotine Pouches

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The Food and Drug Administration’s recent decision to allow certain nicotine pouches to be marketed as posing fewer health risks than cigarettes could potentially lead to the U.S. becoming smoke-free one day, according to one analyst.

The FDA said Tuesday it will let 20 of Swedish Match USA, Inc.’s ZYN nicotine pouch products be marketed to U.S. consumers with the risk modification claim that “Using ZYN instead of cigarettes puts you at a lower risk of mouth cancer, heart disease, lung cancer, stroke, emphysema, and chronic bronchitis,” according to the agency’s news release.

“FDA’s review of modified risk products is intended to ensure that adult users have clear, science-based information about the relative harms of tobacco products, so they can make informed choices,” Acting Director of the FDA’s Center for Tobacco Products Bret Koplow said in a statement. “Today’s decision allows these products to be marketed with a modified risk claim that informs adults who smoke about the lower risks associated with these products.”

The FDA’s decision marks “an acknowledgement of reality,” according to Consumer Choice Center Policy Director David Clement.

“It’s an acknowledgment that, obviously, these products are exponentially less risky than spoken cigarettes, and it’s important that smokers trying to quit know that when they buy them,” Clement told the Daily Caller News Foundation. “And so this is a very positive step forward in terms of overall harm reduction, and it’s a big step forward for anyone who cares about accuracy in marketing.” (Read more from “What The FDA’s Latest Ruling Could Mean For Future Of Nicotine Pouches” HERE)

DC US Attorney Pirro Visits Reflecting Pool as She Preps Criminal Charges Against Alleged Vandals

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Get the latest news from the Trump administration and national politics Wednesday, as US Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro visited the Reflecting Pool at the National Mall while she prepares to file criminal charges against alleged vandals.

Earlier in the day, the president took a morning flight to North Dakota with sons Eric and Don Jr., testing out his swanky new $400M Air Force One jet, gifted by Qatar, on its inaugural flight.

Enthusiastic North Dakotans gave POTUS a warm welcome as he took a brief train ride to honor Theodore Roosevelt, ahead of a library dedication for the former president.

And in an afternoon speech at the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in Medora, Trump claimed that Cuba was relaxing its opposition to the US, saying the island nation is “coming our way.”

US Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro visited the Reflecting Pool at the National Mall Wednesday as she prepares to file criminal charges against alleged vandals. (Read more from “DC US Attorney Pirro Visits Reflecting Pool as She Preps Criminal Charges Against Alleged Vandals” HERE)

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