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Sen. McConnell hospitalized; cause not released

Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) was hospitalized Sunday morning, his office announced without specifying why.

“Senator McConnell was admitted to the hospital this morning. He is receiving excellent care,” David Popp, spokesperson for the senator, said in a statement.

In recent years, McConnell has publicly struggled with his health, raising questions on whether he will finish out his current Senate term, set to end in January 2027.

McConnell was hospitalized for eight days in February after experiencing “flu-like symptoms”. The 84-year-old senator has also frozen up and become unresponsive during several press engagements in recent years.

Since 2023, McConnell has also fallen several times, sources reported. That year, McConnell sustained a concussion and broken ribs following a fall at the Waldorf Astoria hotel in Washington DC. 

McConnell reportedly tripped and fell at least two more times in 2023.

McConnell served as Senate Republican leader from 2007 to 2025. He announced in February of last year he would not seek reelection.

Only Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, at 92 and Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., at 84, are older than McConnell in Congress.


(AP file photo)
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