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Rep. John Larson (D-Conn.) froze up and had difficulty speaking during a House floor speech on Monday, in what his office said was likely an “adverse reaction” to a new medication. The 76-year ...
The Senate is set for an uncertain and busy return from its August recess Tuesday, with Mitch McConnell's health in question and a stocked to-do list looming.
The sight of a gray-haired senator freezing during an interview is a familiar one for the GOP caucus. In 2023, then-Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell suffered two similar “freezing episodes ...
Minority Leader Mitch McConnell dismissed concerns about his health and whether he would step down following multiple freezing incidents over the summer.
Rep. John Larson (D-Conn.) says he experienced a “complex partial seizure” on Monday when he froze up and struggled to get words out during a House floor speech. “Yesterday, at around noon ...
Then in September 2023, Senator Mitch McConnell claimed despite his then-recent freezing episodes, he would be finishing his Senate term, ending in January 2027.
Engineering students at Rice University have created a new iPhone app they say could help patients with Parkinson's manage a symptom of the disease called "freezing," a temporary and involuntary ...
Mitch McConnell was heckled with chants of “retire” as he spoke at an event in Kentucky over the weekend – just days after he sparked concerns for his health with his freezing episode.
McConnell had a similar freezing episode several weeks later in Kentucky, prompting some lawmakers to question the senator’s fitness to fulfill his duties.