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🗓️ 6 September 2023

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) spoke to reporters for the first time since freezing at an event in Kentucky last week vowing to finish his term as leader and in the Senate. Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colo.) discusses the viability of Republican calls for an impeachment inquiry into President Biden. Former Fulton County Assistant District Attorney Darryl Cohen and NBC News Senior Capitol Hill Correspondent Garrett Haake discuss the first hearing in the Georgia election case. Special Counsel David Weiss to seek indictment of Hunter Biden by September 29. The filing was made in the criminal action tied to a pretrial agreement with the government over the possession of a gun while someone is using narcotics. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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0:00.0	If it's Wednesday, the Senate's top Republican Mitch McConnell takes questions amid rising
0:09.7	concerns about the physical and political health of leadership in Washington.
0:14.4	His Capitol Hill is bracing for a potential government shutdown and impeachment inquiry.
0:19.5	Plus, four months, 150 witnesses and 19 defendants, Georgia prosecutors lay out their plan to
0:26.8	try former President Trump and his allies on racketeering charges amid some pushback
0:31.8	from the judge and the first televised hearing of the sprawling and historic criminal case.
0:38.4	And a surprise wartime visit to key by Secretary of State Anthony Blinken as he meets with
0:43.4	President Zelensky amid new deadly Russian air strikes and new questions about Ukraine's
0:49.0	counteroffensive.
0:56.8	And welcome to Meet the Press Now on Ryan Noble's In For Chuck Todd.
1:06.0	And we begin today with questions of both physical health and political health of Republican
1:10.6	leaders on Capitol Hill as both chambers prepare for a bruising month ahead.
1:16.1	We start in the Senate, where the minority leader Mitch McConnell spoke to reporters for
1:20.8	the first time since suffering another scary health episode where he appeared to freeze
1:26.3	at an event in Kentucky last week.
1:28.6	It's the second time that happened on camera this summer.
1:32.0	McConnell attended the weekly Senate lunch today, speaking to his colleagues behind closed
1:35.8	doors.
1:36.8	After yesterday, his office released a letter from the Capitol physician saying that there
1:40.0	was, quote, no evidence that McConnell suffered a stroke or has a seizure disorder.
1:44.8	McConnell referenced that letter today and pledged to carry on as minority leader.
1:49.1	I think Dr. Monahan covered the subject.
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