{"id":2636037,"date":"2026-07-27T14:07:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T18:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mcconnell-not-yet-cleared-to-leave-rehab-to-return-to-congress\/"},"modified":"2026-07-27T14:08:29","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T18:08:29","slug":"mcconnell-not-yet-cleared-to-leave-rehab-to-return-to-congress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mcconnell-not-yet-cleared-to-leave-rehab-to-return-to-congress\/","title":{"rendered":"McConnell &#8216;not yet cleared&#8217; to leave rehab to return to Congress"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmcconnell-not-yet-cleared-to-leave-rehab-to-return-to-congress%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2636037&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) continues his recovery after a fall that led to hospitalization in June. He remains in rehab and has not yet been cleared to leave, focusing on physical therapy to rebuild strength and reduce fall risks, partly due to his childhood polio. McConnell has missed 38 Senate votes as his hospitalization and will miss the upcoming kentucky tradition,the Fancy Farm Picnic. Despite his absence, he expressed his intention to return to work soon. His health status has prompted criticism from some Democrats, notably Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who called for him to resign if he cannot be more obvious about his condition. The Office of the Attending Physician reports that McConnell is making progress, but he is not yet able to resume his duties fully. his absence has stalled some legislative activities in the narrowly divided Senate.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mitch-mcconnell\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"436\">Mitch McConnell<\/a> (R-KY) and the Office of the Attending Physician provided a brief statement update on the senator\u2019s health Monday morning, saying he will miss <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kentucky\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"30\">Kentucky\u2019s<\/a> annual St. Jerome Fancy Farm Picnic as he remains in rehab.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019m still working hard to get back to my full schedule of work in the Senate and in Kentucky, keeping up with intense physical therapy per my doctors\u2019 orders,\u201d McConnell said in his statement. \u201cUnfortunately, that means I won\u2019t be able to make it to Fancy Farm, Kentucky this Saturday.\u201d<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4664436\/mitch-mcconnell-not-cleared-leave-rehab-return-congress\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>McConnell \u2018not yet cleared\u2019 to leave rehab to return to Congress<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4664084\/fetterman-explains-flip-flop-senate-filibuster\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Fetterman explains flip-flop on preserving the filibuster: \u2018Horribly wrong\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4660548\/trump-senate-recess-save-america-act\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump tells Thune to cancel August recess unless SAVE America Act passes<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">McConnell, 84, has been absent from the upper chamber since he was hospitalized in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/washington-dc\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"260\">Washington, D.C.<\/a>, on June 14 <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4645482\/mcconnell-fall-led-to-hospitalization-wont-return-senate-floor-yet\/\">after taking a fall<\/a>. After <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4639088\/top-republicans-spoke-phone-call-mitch-mcconnell-while-in-hospital-john-barrasso\/\">speculation rose<\/a> online about his absence, the Kentucky Senate titan addressed his hospitalization, noting earlier in July that he didn\u2019t have a concussion or break any bones when he fell, but was \u201cbriefly unconscious\u201d and also dealt with a \u201cmild case\u201d of pneumonia over the past several weeks.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">Senator Mitch McConnell and Secretary Elaine Chao on Sunday, July 26, 2026. Credit: Office of Sen. Mitch McConnell<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; data-large-file=&#8221;https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2026\/07\/localimages\/image002<\/a>.jpg?w=660&#8243; &#8220;https:><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and his wife, Elaine Chao, on Sunday, July 26, 2026. (Photo courtesy of the Office of Sen. Mitch McConnell)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In his Monday update, McConnell said he is \u201clooking forward to getting back to the Senate and to Kentucky soon.\u201d The Fancy Farm picnic, set for Aug. 1, is a staple of Bluegrass State politics, as the state\u2019s political leaders gather for pork and mutton in the Southwest Kentucky community. McConnell has attended the event around 30 times since taking office, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wkyufm.org\/news\/2024-08-04\/republicans-seize-on-beshears-conspicuous-absence-at-fancy-farm\">according<\/a> to WKU radio.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Office of the Attending Physician, which provides medical aid to members of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/congress\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"31\">Congress <\/a>and Supreme Court justices, said in a statement released Monday that McConnell is continuing the recovery process from his fall and is not yet cleared to leave rehab. The OAP said office physicians are visiting \u201cwith the Senator every day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSince his discharge from hospital care, he has maintained a strenuous course of physical therapy and rehabilitation, including multiple sessions a day designed to rebuild strength and reduce the risk of future falls,\u201d the OAP said in a statement on McConnell. \u201cHis bout with childhood polio continues to be a significant factor in his mobility. He is not yet medically cleared to leave the rehab facility and return to the office.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4663599\/what-legislation-mcconnell-stall-senate\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"2605360\">WHAT LEGISLATION HAS MITCH MCCONNELL\u2019S ABSENCE STALLED IN THE SENATE?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">McConnell\u2019s statement comes during a wave of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kentucky.gov\/Pages\/Activity-stream.aspx?n=GovernorBeshear&#038;prId=2789&#038;m=160.95238095238\">backlash<\/a> from his Democratic colleagues, with Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/alexandria-ocasio-cortez\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"282\">Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez<\/a> (D-NY) recently calling on the senator <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4660916\/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-mitch-mcconnell-resign-health-update\/\">to resign<\/a> if he cannot be more publicly transparent about his health.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">McConnell has missed 38 votes on the Senate floor since his hospitalization in mid-June. Republicans hold a slim 53-47 majority in the upper chamber.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>McConnell remains in rehab, misses Kentucky event<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3976,"featured_media":2636038,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP26187664695815.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[4402,53089,22778],"class_list":["post-2636037","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-congress","tag-mcconnell-2","tag-rehab"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP26187664695815.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2636037","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3976"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2636037"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2636037\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2636041,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2636037\/revisions\/2636041"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2636038"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2636037"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2636037"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2636037"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}