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McConnell incident highlights seniority of Congress - Roll Call

Wednesday’s incident in which McConnell had difficulty speaking in a public setting comes during heightened concern about political leaders' health.

Roll Call

There's no age limit for politicians − as people live longer, should that change?

President Joe Biden was “fine,” according to White House Communications Director Ben LaBolt, after tripping over a sandbag at a U.S. Air Force graduation ceremony on June 1, 2023.

The Conversation

Dianne Feinstein attorneys sue estate trustees for alleged financial elder abuse

California senator’s lawyers and daughter claim Michael Klein and Marc Scholvinck are withholding funds to the politician’s sub-trust

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Dianne Feinstein files lawsuit accusing trustees of her late husband’s estate of financial elder abuse

Development that comes shortly after Feinstein passed power of attorney over to her adult daughter

The Independent UK

Will Ailing Senators McConnell and Feinstein Be Replaced?: Kiplinger Economic Forecasts

As Sens. Mitch McConnell and Dianne Feinstein health issues cause concern, Republicans and Democrats are actively discussing who could take their places.

Kiplinger

Nikki Haley Positions Herself as the Anti-Gerontocracy Candidate

Haley seeks to make her relative youthfulness a selling point. It hasn't caught on among primary voters, but it's nonetheless worth considering whether the oldest candidates are always the best.

Reason

Senator Dianne Feinstein hospitalized after falling in her home

California senator, 90, was only in hospital for ‘an hour or two’, spokesperson told the Chronicle

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Sen. Dianne Feinstein, 90, falls at home and goes to hospital, but scans are clear, her office says

U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s office says she fell in her home in California and went to a hospital

The Independent UK

Senator Dianne Feinstein briefly hospitalised after fall

Questions about senator’s ability to serve have mounted in recent months

The Independent UK

Feinstein ‘doing well’ after fall leads to hospital trip - Roll Call

Feinstein, who at 90 is the oldest member of Congress, went to the hospital Tuesday after a fall and was home Wednesday.

Roll Call

Florida 'Effectively Banned AP Psychology' With Rules Against Teaching About Gender, Sexual Orientation

Plus: The gender gap in high school political identification is overstated, Why We Can't Have Nice Things explains the baby formula shortage, and more...

Reason

Nikki Haley suggests Mitch McConnell should step aside amid health concerns

Presidential hopeful makes comment after Senate Republican leader, 81, froze and was unable to speak this week

The Guardian - US

Nikki Haley urges McConnell and Feinstein to ‘walk away’ after recent health concerns

Former UN ambassador has been loudest advocate for term limits among 2024 hopefuls

The Independent UK

US Congress is a cozy club of multimillionaire boomer lawmakers hoarding power

There’s a word for this sort of oligarchical rule by the elderly, of course: gerontocracy

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Mitch McConnell should step down as Senate minority leader after freezing, GOP senator says

Questions remain around mental fitness of Republican Senate leader, 81, after health scare in public earlier this week

Chicago Sun-Times

Joe Biden is too old to run again

STEINBERG: Nobody wants to leave the party. But is that a smart governmental strategy? The Mitch McConnell episode on Wednesday is a reminder that anything can happen at any time.

The Independent UK

Sen Dianne Feinstein appears confused and is instructed to vote ‘aye’ by fellow senator at meeting

California senator has faced calls to resign early amid concerns about persistent episodes of confusion

The Independent UK

Mitch McConnell’s abrupt silence at press conference spurs fresh calls for term limits

Congressional term limits have long been debated but there have been no solutions

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Dilemma for octogenarians in Congress: Retire or run again? - Roll Call

Multiple members of Congress who are older than Joe Biden and Donald Trump have not said if they're running again, including Nancy Pelosi.

The Independent UK

California Sen. Feinstein seeks more control over her late husband's trust to pay medical bills

Attorneys for California U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein say in a court filing that she is being stiffed on payments for “significant” medical bills by a trust created for her benefit by her late husband

The Independent UK

In California's wide-open Senate race, Rep. Adam Schiff builds big fundraising edge

U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff has built up a substantial fundraising advantage over his chief rivals in California's 2024 U.S. Senate contest

Fortune

Lexi Reese raises $1.3 million in California Senate race

She's up against three political heavyweights to replace retiring Democrat Dianne Feinstein.

Los Angeles Times

Adam Schiff dominates rivals in fundraising for California's US Senate race

Rep. Adam B. Schiff swamped his rivals in the financial race to replace retiring Sen. Dianne Feinstein, raising $8.2 million in recent months, according to federal fundraising reports released Saturday.

Tribune News Service

Katie Porter has slight lead over Adam Schiff, Barbara Lee in race to replace Dianne Feinstein

Rep. Katie Porter narrowly leads the wide open race for California’s Senate seat, a new poll reported Friday.

The Independent UK

Vice President Kamala Harris makes history with tiebreaking votes in Senate

Vice President Kamala Harris has tied the record for the most tiebreaking votes in the U.S. Senate

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