Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell has been released from the hospital after spending eight days receiving treatment for flu-like symptoms. The 83-year-old Republican was discharged on Tuesday (February 10) and is now recovering at home.
“Senator McConnell was discharged from the hospital yesterday and is grateful for the outstanding care he received,” a spokesperson for McConnell said. “He is feeling better and will be working from home this week on the advice of his doctors.”
The longtime Kentucky senator had checked himself into a local hospital on February 2 after experiencing flu symptoms over the weekend. During his hospital stay, McConnell remained in regular contact with his staff and continued to engage in Senate business despite his absence from Capitol votes.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune told reporters on Monday that he had spoken with McConnell a day earlier, confirming the senator has stayed involved in legislative matters during his recovery.
This health episode marks the latest in a series of medical concerns for McConnell, who served as Republican leader in the Senate from 2007 until last year. In recent years, he has experienced several concerning incidents, including multiple freezing episodes on camera. In 2023, he suffered a concussion and fractured rib after a fall, and in 2019, he fractured his shoulder at home. Last October, McConnell fell after being confronted by protesters in the Capitol complex.
McConnell, who survived polio as a child, has previously mentioned “lingering effects” in his left leg that may contribute to his mobility challenges.
Last year, on his 82nd birthday, McConnell announced he would not seek re-election in 2026, setting the stage for his retirement after more than four decades in the Senate. As the longest-serving party leader in U.S. history, McConnell first took office in 1985.
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