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Mitch McConnell was found ‘unconscious’ in DC home last month, may have suffered heart attack

By Josh Christenson Published July 1, 2026, 2:38 p.m. ET

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WASHINGTON — Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) was found “unconscious” and may have suffered a heart attack at his DC residence before being rushed to a local hospital last month, according to a District Fire and EMS dispatch call made public Wednesday.

The June 14 call referenced medical personnel in an ALS, or Advanced Life Support, ambulance being sent to the home shortly before 9 a.m. and mentioned there was “CPR in progress” for a “cardiac arrest.”

Punchbowl News first reported on the EMS radio traffic.

Senator Mitch McConnell, wearing glasses and a suit, is escorted through a hallway by two men in suits. — Sen. Mitch McConnell was found “unconscious.” Anadolu via Getty Images

Reps for the former Senate GOP leader did not comment on the communications.

A McConnell spokesman on the day of the incident shared that the Kentucky senator “was admitted to the hospital this morning” and was “receiving excellent care.”

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The next day, spokesman David Popp said McConnell was “working closely with staff on Senate business and Kentucky matters as he continues his recovery.”

U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell speaking at a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing. — McConnell reported get “excellent care” after the indicent. ZUMAPRESS.com

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) also said his predecessor was “dialed in” on their conference’s legislative business, while Thune himself had spoken to McConnell by phone.

The 84-year-old has suffered multiple falls that left him with a concussion and cracked rib in recent years, in addition to eerie public freeze-ups due to apparent light-headedness.

The Senate is on recess until July 13.

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Don’t forget San Diego’s July 4 fiasco — then vote the bums out

Don't forget SD's July 4 fiasco — then vote the bums out

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Don’t forget San Diego’s July 4 fiasco — then vote the bums out

By CA Post Editorial Board Published July 1, 2026, 9:57 p.m. ET

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Ripped from the headlines of the satirical Babylon Bee:

A DEI extravaganza to mark the 250th birthday of the USA!

Oh wait.

That’s not the Bee; it’s actually a thing: San Diego County plans an identity-politics spectacular this July 4.

Wanna go?

A smiling woman wearing sunglasses and a rainbow lanyard waves from a motorcycle at the San Diego Pride Parade. — That’s not the Bee; it’s actually a thing: San Diego County plans an identity-politics spectacular this July 4. Getty Images

Three men from Alliant International University wave rainbow fans and an umbrella on a vibrant float adorned with Progress Pride flag motifs at the San Diego Pride Parade. — The San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted this year to align the county’s Independence Day event with “equity and racial justice” goals. SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

The San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted this year to align the county’s Independence Day event with “equity and racial justice” goals.

Per a social media post from the mayor of El Cajon, the three-hour program will feature: a “tribal intimate blessing welcoming to land”; a tribal invocation; the American and black national anthems; local tribal community stories; Latino community stories; Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander community stories; LGBTQIA+ community stories; and black and African community stories.

Whew. It’s exhausting just to read about.

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But more to the point: all of this … on July 4 of America’s 250th year? What message does the county of San Diego mean to send?

Not one that elevates fun, family, unity, respect, gratitude and patriotism — traditional Independence Day fare.

Instead, the county stoops to woke pandering.

Participants in a Pride 5K Run &amp;amp; Walk, including some in inflatable costumes, walk down a sunny street. — But more to the point: all of this … *on July 4 of America’s 250th year?* What message does the county of San Diego mean to send? Getty Images

Extolling favored groups on the nation’s birthday is e pluribus unum in reverse: ex uno, plura.

It’s divisive. It’s ill-timed. And it’s disrespectful to the nation, to its founding values and to the US Armed Forces who have fought and sometimes died to guard the rights the grievance crowd takes for granted.

In the very recent past, Americans of all stars and stripes could agree on some things, including the Fourth of July and its fun family patriotic fare.

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Remember the iconic jingle, “We love baseball, hot dogs, apple pie and Chevrolet?”

Those were days when Americans united around major holidays, around a shared heritage of freedom and around pride in a country that’s the freest in the world.

No longer.

These days, the scolds can’t be satisfied, the socialists win elections from New York to Colorado (unthinkable not long ago) and divisive Fourth of July programs emerge in once-moderate places like San Diego County.

Increasingly, elected officials want to shove a thumb in the eye of the nation, its founding, its traditions and its glory.

Enough.

Note to the radicals who rush to tear America down on perhaps its most cherished holiday:

Stop being petulant about losing national elections.

Participants in novelty costumes during the San Diego Pride 5K Run &amp;amp; Walk. — Note to the radicals who rush to tear America down on perhaps its most cherished holiday: Getty Images

Love your country even if you don’t love its current leader.

Teach, respect and appreciate the values of 1776: liberty, individual rights, equality, limited government and the rule of law.

Ditch the woke bilge and restore the picnics, US flags and fireworks.

Restore e pluribus unum.

Skip the lecture series and let the people have fun.

And a bonus memo to San Diego County voters: Remember this farce next election.

Just maybe, in another grand American tradition, you’ll do this:

Throw the bums out.

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