Mitch McConnell announces discharge from rehabilitation center

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. McConnell, 84, whose weeks‑long absence from Capitol Hill fueled mounting speculation about his health, said he will continue his recovery at home. Continue reading...

Shrai Popat in Washington · Thu, Aug 6, 2026, 12:47 PM
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Mitch McConnell announces discharge from rehabilitation center

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.

McConnell, 84, whose weeks‑long absence from Capitol Hill fueled mounting speculation about his health, said he will continue his recovery at home.

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