MYSTERIOUS: 6 - What They Never Told You

At the Races: Shutdown? Shhh ... - Roll Call

The CQ Roll Call newsroom tracks campaigns nationwide, sharing the best stories, with some extras, in the At the Races newsletter.

Roll Call · Sep 14, 2023

California governor Gavin Newsom under fire for ‘insulting’ Feinstein comments

Newsom blasted by Representative Barbara Lee for his ‘interim’ comments to Chuck Todd on NBC’s Meet the Press

The Independent UK · Sep 11, 2023

Republican senator says top federal officials should disclose medical records

Suggestion comes after the competence of several legislators – both Democrat and Republican – has come into question

The Guardian - US · Sep 11, 2023

Too old to govern? The age problem neither US party wants to talk about

The top Senate Republican Mitch McConnell, 81, has suffered high-profile lapses but Democrats are reluctant to question his age when Joe Biden, 80, is America’s oldest president

The Guardian - US · Sep 3, 2023

Nikki Haley calls US Senate ‘most privileged nursing home in the country’

Former South Carolina governor says of Mitch McConnell, who has twice frozen in public, ‘you have to know when to leave’

The Guardian - US · Sep 1, 2023

Age ain't nothing but a number but for aging lawmakers, it's raising questions

Elected officials are (almost) the oldest they have ever been in Washington which is causing discussions over what it means to be fit for office.

WEKU · Sep 1, 2023

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 · Aug 30, 2023

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 · Aug 28, 2023

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

The Guardian - US · Aug 16, 2023

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 · Aug 15, 2023