Two US Senate health stories break at once, both bad news and a reminder of how old the Senate's leadership is.

• Mitch McConnell, 84, is alive after a month of silence, saying a fall put him in the hospital.
• Doctors found no broken bones, heart attack, stroke, tumors or bleeding, but he was briefly knocked out and caught mild pneumonia.
• He has moved from the hospital to a rehab center and won't return to vote yet, but refuses to resign before his term ends in January.
• Fellow Senator Lindsey Graham has died, with a preliminary report pointing to a torn artery caused by clogged blood vessels.
• The back-to-back news feeds frustration that very old politicians still control major decisions while younger people have little say.

Outlook: McConnell faces growing pressure to step down, but he plans to cling to his seat and finish his term.