{"id":99213,"date":"2026-09-14T22:27:38","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T22:27:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/mitch-mcconnell-returns-to-capitol-hill-after-monthslong-absence\/"},"modified":"2026-09-14T22:27:38","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T22:27:38","slug":"mitch-mcconnell-returns-to-capitol-hill-after-monthslong-absence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/mitch-mcconnell-returns-to-capitol-hill-after-monthslong-absence\/","title":{"rendered":"Mitch McConnell returns to Capitol Hill after monthslong absence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p><em>Washington \u2014 <\/em>GOP Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky returned to Capitol Hill on Monday for the first time in three months, ending a prolonged absence that sparked widespread speculation about his health.<\/p>\n<p>McConnell entered the Senate chamber in a wheelchair and cast a vote on a judicial nomination.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Today, I&#8217;ll cast my first Senate vote since I took a bad fall back in June. I&#8217;m really looking forward to being back on the Senate floor and seeing my colleagues,&#8221; McConnell said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/senmcconnell\/status\/2099616441079124330?s=46\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a> ahead of his return.<\/p>\n<p>In brief comments to reporters before he voted, McConnell said: &#8220;Time to get back to work, finish the job for this Congress.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed__float-wrap\">\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\" data-ads=\"{\" extrawordcount=\"\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/09\/14\/c8ee7a93-ac1a-46cb-a888-9729c85d3f97\/thumbnail\/620x413\/458c050f0527c54be3f7ffcdd4029f67\/gettyimages-2295292409.jpg#\" alt=\"Senator Mitch McConnell Returns To Capitol Hill After Months-Long Absence \" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/09\/14\/c8ee7a93-ac1a-46cb-a888-9729c85d3f97\/thumbnail\/620x413\/458c050f0527c54be3f7ffcdd4029f67\/gettyimages-2295292409.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/09\/14\/c8ee7a93-ac1a-46cb-a888-9729c85d3f97\/thumbnail\/1240x826\/efeda80a7b26bf5273e4a6b4e6de150d\/gettyimages-2295292409.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky arrives for a vote at the U.S. Capitol on Sept. 14, 2026.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Finn Gomez \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>McConnell, 84, last voted on June 11. Three days later, his office announced he had been <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/mitch-mcconnell-hospitalized-spokesperson-says\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">hospitalized<\/a><\/span>, on the same day that emergency medical personnel went to his home to respond to an unconscious person, according to a public <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/mitch-mcconnell-remains-hospitalized-ems-response-unconscious-person\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">EMS dispatch call<\/a><\/span> that did not mention the former Senate majority leader by name.<\/p>\n<p>In the following days, McConnell&#8217;s office said the Kentucky Republican was &#8220;fully engaged&#8221; with his staff, and a handful of top Republicans said they had <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/mitch-mcconnell-health-gop-senators\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">spoken to him<\/a><\/span> by phone. But with few details shared about his condition, speculation ran rampant.<\/p>\n<p>After Democratic Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear formally sought an update on McConnell&#8217;s health in July, McConnell put out his <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/mitch-mcconnell-health-update-pneumonia-unconscious\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">first statement<\/a><\/span> since the hospitalization, which he said resulted from a fall, while noting that he had moved to a rehabilitation center. On Aug. 6, McConnell said he was <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/mitch-mcconnell-rehab-hospitalization\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">discharged<\/a><\/span> from the rehab center to continue his recovery at home, nearly two months after being hospitalized.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The prolonged absence comes after McConnell, a childhood polio survivor, has faced a number of health scares in recent years. In 2023, he was hospitalized with a concussion after a fall. Later that year, he appeared to <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/mitch-mcconnell-appears-to-freeze-again-exchange-with-reporters\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">freeze<\/a><\/span> up while speaking to reporters on two separate occasions. He suffered minor injuries after another fall in 2024. And in February, his office said he spent more than a week in the hospital after experiencing flu-like symptoms. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;My recovery has been a long and often frustrating process, and the lingering effects of childhood polio haven&#8217;t made it any easier,&#8221; McConnell said. &#8220;I&#8217;m still not quite back to 100%, but I&#8217;ve assured Leader Thune that, as I continue with physical therapy on the advice of my doctors, I will do my best to be present for tough votes when our Conference needs me.&#8221;&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>McConnell is the longest party leader in Senate history, helming the Senate GOP conference from 2007 until he stepped down from the post after the 2024 elections. 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