Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), 83, checked himself into the hospital for “flu-like signs” on Monday night time, “in an abundance of warning,” his spokesperson David Popp instructed JHB Tuesday.
“His prognosis is optimistic and he’s grateful for the wonderful care he’s receiving. He’s in common contact together with his workers and appears ahead to returning to Senate enterprise,” Popp added.
Based on the Senate web site, McConnell missed votes on Monday and Tuesday.
The information of his present hospitalization got here after a number of falls, together with one in October 2025, which despatched him to the hospital. He has additionally required assist getting by means of the Capitol, Politico reported.
McConnell survived polio when he was a baby, and the sickness left him with a limp. There was additionally a second in 2023 when he froze in the midst of a press convention, prompting a discourse about his age, well being and talent to proceed working.