Above, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) froze during a weekly new conference on July 16, unable to continue speaking. (Photo source Sarah Silbiger for The New York Times)

Above, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky), standing at podium, froze during a weekly news conference on July 26, unable to continue speaking. (Photo source: Sarah Silbiger for The New York Times)