McConnell Still Chairs the Rules Committee From His Hospital Bed Mitch McConnell has been well enough to discuss Iran, Ukraine, national security, and a Supreme Court ruling on campaign spending from his hospital bed. He has not been well enough to do it in person, on video, or in front of anyone outside his own staff and a handful of allies who have relayed the conversations secondhand. The Kentucky Republican, 84, entered the hospital on the morning of June 14. His office h

Why Cities Stay Blue and What Republicans Are Doing About It Republicans have spent decades insisting that Democratic governance destroys cities. But no one can prove their point. As of March 2026, 67 of the 100 largest cities in the United States have Democratic mayors. That number has held steady since at least 2016, fluctuating by only a handful of seats in either direction regardless of national political conditions. New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston, Philadelphia,