After three-month health absence, Mitch McConnell returns to Senate
Corroborated by 8 sources from 8 publishers
TL;DR
Multiple sources report that mitch McConnell returned to the Capitol after a three-month absence following a fall and pneumonia, saying he was taking physical therapy.
Sources
1
POLITICO Congress
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/14/mitch-mcconnell-senate-return-01074901
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Bloomberg Politics
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-14/mitch-mcconnell-returns-to-us-senate-for-first-time-since-june
3
CBS News Politics
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mcconnell-returning-to-capitol-hill-3-months-senate-gop
4
Dow Jones Social Politics
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/sen-mitch-mcconnell-returns-to-capitol-after-three-months-0382bade?mod=rss_socialpoliticsfeed
5
CBS News Politics
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/mitch-mcconnell-seen-publicly-first-time-since-june
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The Guardian (World)
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/14/mitch-mcconnell-return-senate
7
ABC News Top Stories
https://abcnews.com/Politics/sen-mitch-mcconnell-announces-return-senate-after-hospitalization/story?id=136437773
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Al Jazeera
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/15/mitch-mcconnell-returns-to-us-senate-after-three-month-absence?traffic_source=rss
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CNBC 10000108
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/14/mitch-mcconnell-returns-senate-capitol-health-fall.html