Kentucky

Sen. Mitch McConnell said Sunday that a fall led to his hospitalization, marking his first public explanation of his condition after weeks of speculation. McConnell, 84, said in a statement that he has undergone a battery of tests as doctors try to determine what led to his fall. The statement came in the hours after Sen. Lindsey Graham’s death had been revealed to the public. LiveNOW’s Austin Westfall is speaking with politics reporter Savannah Behrmann as voters begin to wonder if a new batch of lawmakers are starting to emerge in Washington, D.C. 

We are learning more this week as Sen. Mitch McConnell says that a fall led to his ongoing hospitalization. The statement released Sunday marks his first public explanation of his condition after weeks of speculation surrounding his health. McConnell, 84, said in a statement that he has undergone a battery of tests as doctors try to determine what led to his fall. He explained the long silence around his condition by saying that "folks of my generation often hesitate to share the vulnerability that comes with growing older." 

We are learning more as Democrats in Kentucky chose their challenger and hopeful successor to longtime Sen. Mitch McConnell. Charles Booker has reportedly clinched the Democratic nomination for Senate in the state. Booker will now face Rep. Andy Barr who was spurred by a late endorsement from President Donald Trump. LiveNOW’s Alexandra Goldberg is speaking with Kentucky-based political consultant, Andy Westberry, about this race and the contest involving Rep. Thomas Massie. 

LiveNOW’s Alexandra Goldberg is speaking with Kentucky-based political consultant, Andy Westberry, as voters ready themselves to hear the results on Tuesday for a number of key political races. With Senator Mitch McConnell preparing to retire at the conclusion of his term, the spotlight turns to the battle for his successor. We are also watching as longtime critic of President Donald Trump, Congressman Thomas Massie, will soon face the ballot box. The race involving Massie is becoming a critical test for Trump's political strength. 

We are preparing as President Donald Trump’s mission to unseat Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky will come to a head on Tuesday. In just a matter of days, voters in the Southern state will decide whether there is space inside the Republican Party for a politician who is so willing to defy the president. LiveNOW’s Alexandra Goldberg is speaking with Logan Gatti from the Louisville Democratic Party as reports now indicate that the race has become the most expensive House primary battle in United States history. 

We are watching as Senator Mitch McConnell is set to retire at the end of his current term. McConnell is the longest-serving Senate leader in history and is largely credited with helping to secure a conservative majority on the U.S. Supreme Court. Republican strategist Jeanette Hoffman joins LiveNOW’s Anna Marsick to analyze the critical race to replace McConnell in Kentucky and the major primary battle that Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana faces after his Trump impeachment vote. 

LiveNOW’s Shawna Khalafi is speaking to Neama Rahmani, a former federal prosecutor, as a trial begins in Kentucky for a man accused in a murder-for-hire plot related to a CHP captain’s husband. Michael Harding was discovered fatally shot at an empty home in 2022. Thomas O’Donnell has entered a plea of not guilty regarding Harding's death. O’Donnell faces a potential death sentence if he’s convicted of killing Harding, who was the husband of a captain in the California Highway Patrol.