Former leader of the Republican Senate Caucus, Mitch McConnell, R-KY, has been in the hospital for almost 50 days.

He was hospitalized in mid-June, and nobody knows his current condition. Why is it taking so long to get a clear, definitive a

“Proof of life photos” were released over the past few weeks that allegedly show McConnell with his wife in the hospital, but many suspect that these photos are misleading.

McConnell’s current condition is still seemingly unknown.

McConnell is 84 years old and has served in the U.S. Senate since 1985.

Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear demanded that McConnell either address the people of Kentucky directly or resign from the Senate.

Beshear even sent a letter to President Trump about the situation.

In response to Beshear’s request, McConnell’s autograph was used on the letter, further drawing in speculation that his condition is a “cover-up” to avoid a special election for his seat.

McConnell’s final term in the Senate expires in early January, as he decided not to run for reelection in 2026.

The Gateway Pundit spoke to Lawmakers on Capitol Hill about this developing situation.

Senator Tommy Tuberville, R-AL, is confident that McConnell is doing just fine.

“Well, sooner or later we’re going to have it, but I thought we got proof of life when he took a picture with his wife and was doing rehab. I mean I thought that,” Tuberville told TGP in an exclusive interview.

Tuberville also believes that McConnell and Beshear should work this situation out themselves:

“They’re both from Kentucky. They ought to be able to work it out. But I live next to McConnell over here, so I think he’s fine. He’s getting better.”

Sen. @CoachForGov on Governor @AndyBeshearKY‘s ultimatum to Mitch McConnell to either address his constituents directly or resign. @gatewaypundit pic.twitter.com/N2NfI783Q9

— Myles Morell (@MorellMedia) July 30, 2026

Senator Jon Ossoff, D-GA, believes the decision should be left to the constituents of Kentucky.

“I think that there’s understandable concern among the senator’s constituents with respect to his condition, and I’ll leave that to Kentuckians to work out,” Ossoff told TGP in an exclusive interview.

Senator @ossoff tells the @gatewaypundit he believes the constituents of Kentucky should decide what should be down about the McConnell “cover up” situation. pic.twitter.com/S0l0UitZXx

— Myles Morell (@MorellMedia) July 31, 2026

Georgia’s other Senator, Raphael Warnock, D-GA, approached the situation differently than Ossoff, declaring that Kentuckians deserve more answers.

“I believe that the voters of Kentucky deserve more answers than, what they’re getting right now,” Warnock told TGP in an exclusive interview.

“Praying for the McConnell family. Hopefully, he’s okay. Problem is we don’t know and so far we, we don’t have the kind of information. This is a real tough one and again with respect because I don’t know what’s happening with him medically, but the people of Kentucky deserve answers as what’s going on.”

Senator Rick Scott, R-FL, believes that McConnell himself, not the Governor of Kentucky, gets to decide if he wants to resign or not.

Senator @SenRickScott tells the @gatewaypundit that Mitch McConnell should be the one to decide if he wants to resign or not and that Governor @AndyBeshearKY does not get to make that decision. pic.twitter.com/HcgNZSI5Uf

— Myles Morell (@MorellMedia) July 31, 2026

“Well, we all hope Mitch is healthy, and we all want him to come back. But that’s a choice that the senator gets to make, not the governor of a state.”

Senator Pete Ricketts, R-NE, called Beshear’s demands “shameful.”

“That is absolutely shameful what Governor Beshear is doing. Taking advantage of a man who’s got health issues like that? He should be ashamed himself,” Ricketts told TGP in an exclusive interview.

Ricketts then accused Gateway Pundit reporter Myles Morell and TMZ reporter Charlie Cotton of “harassing” him, reporting them both to Capitol Police. Ricketts later apologized to Cotton, but has not issued an apology to Morell or TGP.

I was there too. He claimed that me and @hicharliecotton were “harassing” him.

We are both Congressional reporters. I have asked him questions multiple times with no problem. https://t.co/hzt98KAt3c

— Myles Morell (@MorellMedia) July 30, 2026

Rep. Tim Burchett, R-TN, has been calling out this situation for months and was one of the first to allege that the confusion behind McConnell’s current condition was a “cover up.”

Whether this is a cover-up or not, McConnell has been missing for almost 50 days and has missed dozens of key Senate votes during his absence.

Kentuckians certainly deserve more answers than just a couple of photos from the hospital, as they are not being represented in the Senate fairly due to McConnell’s extended absence.

While nobody is entirely sure about McConnell’s current health status, it makes sense why many would question this situation and allege that this is a massive cover-up.

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An F-35 jet crashed at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego, California, on Friday morning. 

Video from the scene shows the smoldering pile of rubble resulting from the crash.

The crash was reported at approximately 10 am Pacific Time.

Via Fox:

Smoke was seen billowing into the skies off a nearby highway in bystander footage shared on Citizen.

Via Citizen:

Marine officials described it as a “Class A mishap,” noting that the pilot ejected and was recovered.

Fox 5 reports:

Marine officials confirmed that emergency personnel were responding to an F-35B “Class A mishap” that happened on a flight line.

The military defines a ‘Class A mishap’ as a severe accident that either results in death, permanent disability, aircraft loss or equipment damage of $2.5 million or more.

Officials said the aircraft was assigned to 3rd Marine Air Wing, Marine Air Group 11, and that the pilot was ejected and recovered.

The F-35B is a powerful jet with short takeoff and vertical landing capabilities.

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Fox News confronted Dr. Fauci outside of his DC home on Friday after his refusal to answer any questions during this week’s Senate hearing.

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the former NIAID director and face of America’s disastrous COVID response, finally appeared under subpoena Wednesday morning before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.

Dr. Fauci invoked the Fifth Amendment in his opening statement in front of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on his actions that led to the COVID pandemic and his many lies told to the American public.

Fauci went on to plead the Fifth Amendment 111 times during the hearing.

The evil scientist scuttled away as Fox News confronted him.

“Dr. Fauci, do you regret the way you handled the hearing – pleading the Fifth [Amendment] so much?” a Fox News reporter shouted to Fauci.

“Is there anything you would do different, sir?” the reporter shouted.

Fauci quickly disappeared into his house and refused to answer any questions.

WATCH:

The New York Post reported on Thursday that Dr. Fauci was overheard dropping an F-bomb and venting after he was forced to endure harsh criticism from GOP lawmakers during Wednesday’s hearing.

GOP Senators demanded legal action against Fauci after they berated him during this week’s hearing.

Senator Moreno fumed as he confronted Dr. Fauci.

“Here I am sitting in front of you six years later, saying, who the f*ck do you think you were for doing that?” Moreno asked Fauci.

Senator Hawley of Missouri blasted Fauci for ‘getting rich’ while Americans were dying.

“During the pandemic you got rich. You got rich while Americans were dying,” Hawley said to Fauci.

“Your net worth is over $12 million. You got over $1 million in cash awards during COVID,” Hawley said.

Fauci was later overheard angrily whining to his wife about the Senate hearing.

According to The New York Post, Fauci was overheard dropping an F-bomb as he vented to his wife.

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Dashcam video from a Tesla on Philadelphia’s I-76 caught a horrifying moment on camera this week, when a tire barreling down the highway slammed headfirst into a moving car. 

The tire is seen in one clip bouncing down the highway median before hitting a Nissan SUV in the left lane.

The car’s hood was smashed in, and the impact shattered its windshield.

The tire was launched straight into the air on the busy highway.

It is currently unclear where the tire came from.

It is also unknown whether anybody was injured in the wreck.

WATCH:

The incident happened just after noon near Girard Avenue in West Philadelphia.

The Tesla driver reportedly said he heard the crash, but did not know what had happened until he watched the footage later.

More from ABC 6:

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North African invaders have reportedly started to go back.

The migrant invasion of the Spanish enclave of Ceuta is developing, with Spanish Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez declaring that Spain is ‘under attack’.

While Spanish intelligence sources accused Morocco of waging a ‘false flag’ operation against Ceuta, reports are saying that the two countries are collaborating, and that the invaders have started to leave.

Morocco deliberately transporting thousands of migrants toward the Spanish border, facilitating an invasion of Spain! pic.twitter.com/ufMByLfRM9

— Dominik Tarczyński MEP (@D_Tarczynski) July 31, 2026

Reuters reported:

“Spain said on Friday that ​it had reversed a huge rush of migrants into a Spanish enclave in North Africa, with thousands of people who had crossed the border by land and sea already heading back ‌voluntarily.

Moroccan forces beat back crowds with batons and tear gas at the gates to Ceuta, trying to prevent more from storming across into the tiny Spanish territory that juts on a spit of sandy land into the Mediterranean from Morocco.

Spain’s Interior Ministry said around 50,000 people had crossed the border since Thursday morning, and estimated that around 25,000 had already turned and gone back.”

Europe reacted to the catastrophe, as you can read in Italian PM Giorgia Meloni Threatens to Suspend Schengen with Spain After Insane Footage of Young African Males Storming Ceuta Enclave.

Italy has suspended freedom of movement with Spain after 60,000 migrants stormed its African exclave of Ceuta.

Rome also said it would strengthen border controls, following a similar move by France earlier on Friday https://t.co/6zWuSX7BWg pic.twitter.com/jETfdaIGzJ

— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) July 31, 2026

Such was the rage among several European Union countries, that even Globalist France will strengthen its controls at the Spanish border.

BFM reported:

“Paris in turn hardened its tone against Madrid. While about 40,000 migrants have entered Europe in recent days through Ceuta, a Spanish enclave in Morocco, Emmanuel Macron ‘has asked the Minister of the Interior to take all appropriate measures to strengthen controls at the border with Spain’, BFMTV learned from the head of state’s entourage.

‘Contacts are also underway with the Spanish and Moroccan authorities to ensure close monitoring of the situation and to strengthen coordination between the various services concerned’, the same source added.”

Also on the European reaction:

“Finland said on Friday it supported Italy’s proposal to close the Schengen area to Spain after the illegal entry of thousands of migrants from Morocco, saying Madrid ‘has completely failed to protect the external border of the Schengen area’.”

Face à la situation migratoire à Ceuta, j’ai été en contact avec le Président du gouvernement espagnol pour marquer notre solidarité et proposer toute aide nécessaire, y compris via Frontex.

Je salue la coopération en cours avec le Maroc,…

— Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) July 31, 2026

“In the face of the migration situation in Ceuta, I have been in contact with the President of the Spanish government to express our solidarity and offer any necessary assistance, including through Frontex.                                       

I welcome the ongoing cooperation with Morocco, which has already enabled more than 40,000 returns from Ceuta to Morocco today.

The interior ministers are in contact to ensure close monitoring of the situation.

Ceuta does not benefit from freedom of movement to the rest of the Schengen Area. However, as of yesterday, I asked the Interior Minister to strengthen controls at our border with Spain if necessary: 4 units of mobile forces, aircraft, and drones have been deployed.

These measures serve to reinforce the arrangements we have taken since 2020 to better protect our border with Spain in close coordination, with joint brigades and a concerted action to combat illegal immigration.

These measures complement the European instruments adopted to ensure returns and implement the asylum and migration pact, with a 25% drop in irregular flows to the European Union last year and a continued decline on the Atlantic and western Mediterranean migration routes in 2026.

Solidarity and responsibility with our European partners to enforce our rules of firmness on returns and the protection of the Union’s external borders.

I reiterate here our solidarity with Spain, its government, and its people.”

Read more:

UPDATE: Spain Deploys Military To Chaotic Ceuta as the Enclave Is Completely Overrun by Migrant Invaders – Morocco Reportedly Agrees To Take the Illegals Back (VIDEOS)

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