Politics● LowSep 14 · Sep 14, 2026, 10:36 PM
Mitch McConnell returns to Senate after fall that led to an extended medical absence
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McConnell spent weeks in recovery before explaining he was "briefly unconscious" following the fall that sent him to the hospital and a weeks-long recovery process.
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