{"success":true,"data":{"id":"88ffbbd1-9b40-425c-840e-be9c3603b145","title":"Congresswoman demands health update from Mitch McConnell or to resign","summary":"Light Dark Thank you for registering Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged in Please refresh your browser to be logged in Congresswoman demands health update from Mitch McConnell or to resign Joe SommerladFriday 24 July 2026 17:18 BST Copy link Bo...","content":"Light Dark\n\n### Thank you for registering\n\nPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged in Please refresh your browser to be logged in\n\n# Congresswoman demands health update from Mitch McConnell or to resign\n\n[Joe Sommerlad](https://www.independent.co.uk/author/joe-sommerlad)Friday 24 July 2026 17:18 BST\n\n*   Copy link  \n\n## Bookmark popover\n\nRemoved from bookmarks\n\nClose popover\n\nPowered By\n\n10 Sec\n\n268.7K\n\n4\n\nScott Jennings Claims Mitch McConnell Is Preparing To Return To Work And Has Been ‘Meeting With Some Of His Staff’\n\nNext video in\n\nNext\n\nKEEP WATCHING\n\nScott Jennings claims Mitch McConnell is preparing to return to work and has been ‘meeting with some of his staff’\n\n*   New York Democratic Rep. [Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/alexandria-ocasio-cortez) has called on [Kentucky](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/kentucky) Republican Senator [Mitch McConnell](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/mitch-mcconnell) to provide a comprehensive health update or resign from office. \n*   Senator McConnell, 84, was hospitalized on June 14 after being found unconscious and has been largely silent about his condition, with aides reluctant to provide details. \n*   Ocasio-Cortez dismissed McConnell's July 12 statement, where he claimed to be recovering from being briefly unconscious and mild [pneumonia](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/pneumonia), as insufficient for his constituents. \n*   She stressed the critical need for his transparency, citing narrow congressional voting margins that make his presence essential and questioning his ability to fulfill his duties. \n*   Ocasio-Cortez highlighted concerns about McConnell's capacity to perform his job, noting his failure to reply to Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear's request for a health update. \n\nIn full\n\n[](https://gateway.app.shopperexperts.com/track)[AI Tools North Charleston Pros Use to Work Smarter Shopper Experts | [Sponsored](https://popup.taboola.com/en/?template=colorbox&utm_source=eslmedia-theindependent&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=thumbs-feed-bulletin-1x1:Bulletin%20Article%20Feed%20|%20Card%201:)[Sponsored](https://popup.taboola.com/en/?template=colorbox&utm_source=eslmedia-theindependent&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=thumbs-feed-bulletin-1x1:Bulletin%20Article%20Feed%20|%20Card%201:) Learn More](https://gateway.app.shopperexperts.com/track \"AI Tools North Charleston Pros Use to Work Smarter\")\n\n[](https://www.people.com/featured/original-plus/how-gamers-are-staying-connected-even-on-moving-day-comcast)[How Gamers Stay Connected People | [Sponsored](https://popup.taboola.com/en/?template=colorbox&utm_source=eslmedia-theindependent&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=thumbs-feed-bulletin-1x1:Bulletin%20Article%20Feed%20|%20Card%205:)[Sponsored](https://popup.taboola.com/en/?template=colorbox&utm_source=eslmedia-theindependent&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=thumbs-feed-bulletin-1x1:Bulletin%20Article%20Feed%20|%20Card%205:) Learn More](https://www.people.com/featured/original-plus/how-gamers-are-staying-connected-even-on-moving-day-comcast \"How Gamers Stay Connected\")\n\n[](https://thefamilybreeze.com/categories/en/clean-coffee)[Research shows: these bacteria are found in coffee machines that are not cleaned properly The Family Breeze | [Sponsored](https://popup.taboola.com/en/?template=colorbox&utm_source=eslmedia-theindependent&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=thumbs-feed-bulletin-1x1:Bulletin%20Article%20Feed%20|%20Card%209:)[Sponsored](https://popup.taboola.com/en/?template=colorbox&utm_source=eslmedia-theindependent&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=thumbs-feed-bulletin-1x1:Bulletin%20Article%20Feed%20|%20Card%209:)](https://thefamilybreeze.com/categories/en/clean-coffee \"Research shows: these bacteria are found in coffee machines that are not cleaned properly\")\n\n[](https://dailylifeinsider.com/gloramd-en-c)[Does Your Skin Look More Tired Than You Feel? 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