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AMERICANALMANAC (Sadie Smith) - McConnell's staff targets Sept. 14 Senate return after three-month health absence

Sen. Mitch McConnell's staff is aiming for the 84-year-old former Republican majority leader to return to the Senate when it reconvenes on Sept. 14, ending a nearly three-month absence that has cost the GOP a critical vote and drawn bipartisan calls for answers. Rep. James Comer, a fellow Kentucky Republican, told reporters on Sept. 3 […] The post McConnell's staff targets Sept. 14 Senate return after three-month health absence appeared first on American Almanac .

Sen. Mitch McConnell's staff is aiming for the 84-year-old former Republican majority leader to return to the Senate when it reconvenes on Sept. 14, ending a nearly three-month absence that has cost the GOP a critical vote and drawn bipartisan calls for answers. Rep. James Comer, a fellow Kentucky Republican, told reporters on Sept. 3 that McConnell's team has set the return date as a goal, though Comer acknowledged he has not spoken directly with the senator. The update, USA TODAY reported , came without any public confirmation from McConnell himself, and without a clear medical assessment of his fitness to serve. McConnell has not appeared in the Senate since June. He was hospitalized on June 14 after falling at his Capitol Hill…Open

AXIOS (Barak Ravid) - Scoop: Trump administration drafting post-war Middle East plan

The Trump administration is working on a post-war strategy focused on a regional effort to contain Iran and expand normalization of relations between Israel and its neighbors, according to two U.S. officials and two other sources with knowledge of the issue. Why it matters: While the plan is still in the early stages of drafting, it's intended to guide the U.S. approach in the Middle East after the Iran war ends and in the final two years of Trump's term. Two other big events loom over the planning: the Oct. 27 elections in Israel and the U.S. midterm elections in November. Behind the scenes: The initial work on the strategy is taking place both at the senior political level of the Trump administration and at the working level across…

The Trump administration is working on a post-war strategy focused on a regional effort to contain Iran and expand normalization of relations between Israel and its neighbors, according to two U.S. officials and two other sources with knowledge of the issue. Why it matters: While the plan is still in the early stages of drafting, it's intended to guide the U.S. approach in the Middle East after the Iran war ends and in the final two years of Trump's term. Two other big events loom over the planning: the Oct. 27 elections in Israel and the U.S. midterm elections in November. Behind the scenes: The initial work on the strategy is taking place both at the senior political level of the Trump administration and at the working level across…Open