McConnell shares second photo amid absence, says he will not attend Kentucky political event
Amid his prolonged absence from the U.S. Senate after he was hospitalized last month, Kentucky Republican U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell said he will not attend the Fancy Farm Picnic this weekend. Read the full report at Kentucky Lantern
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