Sen.Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., was reportedly found "unconscious" in his Washington, D.C.
home last month before being taken to the hospital, as his condition and timetable to return to the Senate remain a mystery.Audio from an emergency dispatch from a call on June 14, the day McConnell was sent to the hospital, released Wednesday by reporter Desirée Townsend and later reported by PunchBowl News revealed that the longtime Senate Republican was "unconscious," and that the dispatcher requested an Advanced Life Support (ALS) response.McConnell, 82, has been absent from the Senate ever since, and it is unclear when he will return.His office did not return a request for comment on his condition, why he was hospitalized and when he would return to the upper chamber.HOUSE DEM URGES TRANSPARENCY BY PUBLIC OFFICIALS AFTER GOP COLLEAGUE REVEALS REASON FOR EXTENDED ABSENCESen.
Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., in the Senate Subway at the U.S.Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, May 19, 2026.
(Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images)The day of McConnell’s hospitalization, his office released that the lawmaker "was admitted to the hospital this morning" and was "receiving excellent care." David Popp, his spokesperson, later said that McConnell was "working closely with staff on Senate business and Kentucky matters as he continues his recovery."Senate Republican leadership said they had spoken with McConnell after the incident, too.SUPREME COURT RULING SPARKS RACE TO KILL A MULTIBILLION-DOLLAR LOOPHOLE IN CONGRESSSenate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., who replaced McConnell after his historic run as leader of the Senate GOP, said that he "is clearly dialed in to what’s going on.""He’s following along with stuff we are doing this week up here," Thune said."Very much so."SOROS NETWORK TARGETS DEEP-RED MISSISSIPPI IN BID TO FLIP SENATE SEATSenate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., spoke with reporters as he headed to the Senate chamber at the U.S.
Capitol on March 12, 2026, in W...