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Mitch McConnell gives update on his health

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Newest development Jul 12, 2026 · 3 reportsMitch McConnell gives update on his health

Sen. Mitch McConnell released a statement on his health and a photo Sunday night after questions swirled about his well-being. Nikole Killion reports.

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  1. Mitch McConnell mystery deepens as health questions remain unanswered

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    Mitch McConnell gives update on his health

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  1. The Hill

    McConnell, Kean absences revive debate about what information lawmakers owe voters (opens The Hill)

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    Lawmakers’ extended and sometimes unexplained absences from Washington are raising questions about how much transparency elected officials owe the public about their health. Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has been in the hospital for more than three weeks, with aides providing few details about the re…

  2. PBS NewsHour

    What we know about Mitch McConnell's health and hospitalization (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    There are questions surrounding the health of Sen. Mitch McConnell after the Kentucky Republican's hospitalization on June 14. Lisa Desjardins reports on what we know.

  3. The Guardian

    Mitch McConnell mystery deepens as health questions remain unanswered (opens The Guardian)

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    Senator’s office has released only sparse details about hospital stay, leaving fevered speculation to fill vacuum Mystery surrounding Senator Mitch McConnell’s health is deepening as the US Congress prepares to return from recess next week.

  4. Just the News

    McConnell releases public statement on his health emergency that landed him in the hospital (opens Just the News)

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    McConnell also released a photo with his wife Elaine Chao

  5. Roll Call

    After weeks of questions, McConnell provides information on health (opens Roll Call)

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    The office of Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., on Sunday afternoon sent this photo of he and his wife, Elaine Chao. Submitted by the office of Sen. Mitch McConnell

  6. CBS News

    McConnell says he was "briefly unconscious," had pneumonia in health update (opens CBS News)

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    Sen. Mitch McConnell released a statement on his health on Sunday along with a photo of himself and his wife, Elaine Chao, after questions swirled about his condition.

  7. CBS News

    Mitch McConnell gives update on his health (opens CBS News)

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    Sen. Mitch McConnell released a statement on his health and a photo Sunday night after questions swirled about his well-being. Nikole Killion reports.

  8. Blaze Media

    McConnell's latest health update raises new questions instead of settling them (opens Blaze Media)

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    Longtime GOP Sen. Mitch McConnell (Ky.) broke nearly a month of silence on Sunday, releasing a statement to update the public on his health after spending weeks in the hospital. McConnell, 84, said he was hospitalized after suffering “a fall” that left him “briefly unconscious.

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