Mitch McConnell returned to the Senate on September 14 after a three-month absence, arriving in a wheelchair and speaking slowly with some difficulty. He had missed 60 consecutive roll-call votes after a June fall left him briefly unconscious and required treatment for pneumonia and weeks of rehabilitation.
Since his return, video has circulated of colleagues appearing to guide him on how to vote on the Senate floor. He holds a Senate seat until January 2027 with no competency requirement to serve.
Pete Hegseth will chair a new Pentagon Homeland Defense Board focused on domestic military operations and U.S. security preparedness.
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That said, there's this pesky thing called the "Posse Comitatus Act" that says federal troops can't operate on US soil except in certain exceptional circumstances.