An 84-year-old senator can stay invisible for months, keep the paycheck and the vote, and the system just shrugs. That is the real story, not the death rumors.
Why aren’t more Americans outraged that Mitch still gets his salary while plenty of Americans can’t find a job or eat dinner? Why aren’t people rising up to DC and outraged?
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Why Mitch McConnell isn’t giving up his Senate seat
Democrats are demanding that the Kentucky Republican resign. Others who were sidelined for far longer faced no such calls, but times are changing.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/us/why-mitch-mcconnell-isnt-giving-up-his-senate-seat.html