The U.S. Senate returns on Monday for a four-week work period expected to include votes on defense ​and other national security legislation, with one of the most influential voices on those issues – Republican Senator Mitch ‌McConnell – still absent with undisclosed health problems.

A Republican congressman publicly questioned Thursday whether former Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell is still alive, underscoring growing concerns and calls for transparency as the Kentucky senator remains hospitalized nearly a month after being admitted for an undisclosed medical condition.

Aides have declined to release any information about McConnell's condition, fueling speculation about his prognosis and whether he will be healthy enough to be at the Capitol next week.

Questions are growing about the health of Kentucky Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell, who has not been seen since he was hospitalized in mid-June. CBS News congressional reporter Taurean Small has the latest.

Soon after news broke Monday that a woman who had previously dated Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner accused him of rape — an allegation he has denied — his campaign reached out to former Sen.

Facing a slew of controversies including a sexual assault allegation, Graham Platner dropped out of the closely watched Maine Senate race.

He had lost significant support and financial backing among Democrats in the wake of a POLITICO report that a woman said he forced her to have sex. He denied the claim.

Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner has suspended his campaign following sexual assault allegations. He has denied all claims. The 41-year-old announced his decision in a social media video on Wednesday.

A former Olympic canoe racer has pleaded not guilty to deliberately damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool

The 2,000-foot-long pool, a centerpiece of Washington’s National Mall, had been refurbished with an “American flag blue” liner at Trump’s request.

SK Hynix's US share sale aims to raise $26.5 billion at $149 per ADR, source says ago Maine Democrats seek path forward in critical US Senate race Maine Democrats were scrambling on Thursday to find a path forward on a critical U.

A grand jury indicted David Hearn on one count of malicious destruction of property. His lawyers have decried the government's "concocted" account.

Another White House renovation project is ramping up as President Donald Trump extends his makeover of the presidential residence to the columns outside the main entrance. Photos show workers hung a tarp on July 9 to cover extensive scaffolding around the iconic North Portico columns.

Workers on Thursday placed a shroud around the White House’s North Portico as they continued renovating the building’s columns.

Workers have set up scaffolding by the North Portico columns, and on Thursday dropped a covering over the side closest to the West Wing as work got underway.

President Donald Trump's sweeping makeover of the White House continued Thursday as images emerged of massive tarps being draped over the columns of the famous North Portico entrance. The new coverings on the building’s façade,

Representative Don Bacon rebuked Trump's Greenland comments at NATO, saying they damage trust with U.S. allies.

Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on Wednesday rejected President Donald Trump's renewed demands that the U.S. should take control of Greenland from NATO ally Denmark, saying that “Greenland is of course not for sale.

Mette Frederiksen declared Greenland "not for sale" at the NATO summit, vowing to defend Denmark's sovereignty after Trump said the U.S. should control it.

By ⁠Tim Barsoe NUUK, July 8 (Reuters) - ⁠Greenlanders attending a traditional kayaking championship in Nuuk rejected U.S. ​President Donald Trump's renewed call for U.S. control of the Arctic island on Wednesday,

Nigel Farage’s decision to quit Parliament and seek a fresh mandate for his seat put the Reform UK leader back where he’s happiest — at the center of Britain’s attention.

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage announced Tuesday that he will quit his seat in Parliament and seek reelection in an effort to clear his name over financial allegations linked to millions of dollars’ worth of donations.

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage announced he will quit as an MP to fight a “people versus the establishment” by-election in protest at the intense scrutiny over unregistered donations of cash and support to him.

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage says he’ll quit as a lawmaker and seek re-election to clear his name over financial allegations