Mitch McConnell health update: Questions swirl after hospital discharge; staffer silent on Senator - 'won't say why…'

Mitch McConnell's prolonged absence from the Senate raised health concerns, prompting inquiries about a public video.

Mitch McConnell has left a rehabilitation facility and returned home as he continues recovering from the health scare that has kept him away from the Senate for nearly two months. The former Senate majority leader says he will continue intensive physical therapy while remaining engaged in Senate business during the fin

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Skip to main content Health Update The Kentucky senator was initially hospitalized on June 14 August 6, 2026 Sen. Mitch McConnell says he has been discharged from the rehabilitation center after a fall. Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post via Getty Images Nearly two months after Mitch McConnell was admitted into a ho

Mitch McConnell is heading home. The internet still wants to hear from him

The former Republican leader in the Senate has faced questions over his long absence, with critics calling for more detail on his condition or for him to step down.

Republican senator has not been seen in public since mid-June, sparking criticism of transparency over his condition.

McConnell said he would continue his recovery from a fall and from pneumonia at home.

⁠Long-time Republican ⁠US Senator Mitch McConnell ⁠said he was released from a rehabilitation centre on Thursday and would continue his recovery from a fall and from pneumonia ‌at home. “On the advice of my doctors, I’ll maintain an intensive regimen of physical therapy from home during the state work period, and I’ll

Kentucky Republican and former Senate majority leader has been out of public view since mid-June

Republican, 84, absent from Senate after fall that led to hospital stay, says he will continue recovery at home US politics live – latest updates The Republican US senator Mitch McConnell has been discharged from a rehabilitation center following the fall that left him hospitalized, he announced on Thursday. McConnel

‘I was discharged from the rehabilitation center to continue my recovery at home’

Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) announced Thursday that he has been released from a rehabilitation facility and will continue his recovery at his Kentucky home, ending a months-long hospitalization that fueled speculation about his health and renewed calls for the 84-year-old to resign. “Elaine and I are grateful for the m

Republican Senator Tommy Tuberville told a reporter he still didn’t know anything about McConnell’s health status

Drew Angerer/Getty Images Republican Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville said he is still in the dark about the condition of missing Mitch McConnell several weeks after his hospitalization. While speaking to independent journalist Nicholas Ballasy, Tuberville was asked whether he is surprised that there is still no video of

The Kentucky Republican has not recorded a Senate vote since June 11.