Businesswoman and former U.S. transportation and labor secretary
Mitch McConnell has continued to improve after hospitalization since June 14, with Republican leaders saying he is alert and engaged in matters while the Senate is out of session. Governors and aides are seeking more detail on his condition as questions about succession and future voting plans grow.
Mitch McConnell has shared that he did not suffer bones breaks, concussions, heart attack, stroke, tumors or hemorrhages after a fall; he was briefly unconscious and is undergoing intensive physical therapy. He will continue Senate work remotely and will retire at the end of his term next year.
Mitch McConnell has publicly confirmed that a fall led to his hospitalization and outlines ongoing tests as doctors assess the cause; he is in rehabilitation and will not yet return to the Senate.