Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) asked this week for the GOP floor leader, Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, to step down from his top post amid health concerns.
In November 2017, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that MosquitoMate, Inc. had submitted plans to infect live male mosquitoes with a bacteria called "Wolbachia pipientis," which enhances WNV infection.
The 81-year-old Republican leader was in the midst of a press interaction when a journalist inquired about his intention to run for reelection in 2026.
With exceptions like cases of rape or incest in the first ten weeks, or in circumstances where the mother's health undergoes "substantial and irreversible physical impairment."
A significant overnight fire swept through the Bowling Green office of U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY), along with several neighboring businesses in the downtown area.
