Kelsey Snell
Kelsey Snell is a Congressional correspondent for NPR. She has covered Congress since 2010 for outlets including The Washington Post, Politico and National Journal. She has covered elections and Congress with a reporting specialty in budget, tax and economic policy. She has a graduate degree in journalism from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill. and an undergraduate degree in political science from DePaul University in Chicago.
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In D.C., New Jersey Senator Cory Booker has been giving a speech on the Senate floor since 7pm on Monday night, only yielding for questions from other Democrats.
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Reporters repeatedly asked the Senate GOP leader to provide details of what caused two incidents where he froze at events. Mitch McConnell instead referred them to a recent letter from his physician. -
Senators are back to work in Washington, including Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R- Ky., despite intense scrutiny around his health and ability to lead.
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The average age in Congress dropped slightly this year, but is still one of the oldest in modern history. Democrats and Republicans have both been forced to confront limitations in aging politicians.
