{"id":2654232,"date":"2026-09-03T16:42:01","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T20:42:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mitch-mcconnell-set-to-return-to-senate-after-labor-day-james-comer-says\/"},"modified":"2026-09-03T16:44:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T20:44:10","slug":"mitch-mcconnell-set-to-return-to-senate-after-labor-day-james-comer-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mitch-mcconnell-set-to-return-to-senate-after-labor-day-james-comer-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Mitch McConnell set to return to Senate after Labor Day, James Comer says"},"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\">26<\/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%2Fmitch-mcconnell-set-to-return-to-senate-after-labor-day-james-comer-says%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=2654232&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>Rep. James Comer (R-KY) announced that Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) is expected to return to the senate next week after a three<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/89-year-old-feinstein-to-work-lighter-schedule-upon-return-to-senate-after-nearly-3-month-absence\/\" title=\"Feinstein, 89, to work less after 3-... absence from ....\">-month absence due<\/a> to health issues following a fall in June. Comer, who is in regular contact with McConnell\u2019s staff, expressed optimism about McConnell\u2019s return when the Senate reconvenes after summer recess. McConnell, 84, has been in declining health, announced he left a rehab center in August, and had previously stepped aside as Senate leader amid his health concerns. Despite limited details, Comer and others are hopeful McConnell will resume his duties soon. McConnell has indicated he prefers to keep his health matters private, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/north-korea-plays-nicer-with-us-scorns-south-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"North Korea plays nicer with US, scorns South - Washington Examiner\">recent statements reflect<\/a> his ongoing effort to manage his health publicly while remaining active in politics.  <\/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\">Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/james-comer\/\">James Comer<\/a> (R-KY) on Thursday said Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mitch-mcconnell\/\">Mitch McConnell<\/a> (R-KY) is expected to return to the Senate next week after a roughly three-month-long absence.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The development comes as it remained unclear whether McConnell, who suffered a fall that kept him away from his duties in June, would return to Capitol Hill on Sept. 14, when the Senate returns to session after summer recess. Comer told reporters he is in regular contact with the senator\u2019s staff and relayed that \u201cthey have all said it\u2019s their goal for Sen. McConnell to be here when the Senate comes in next week.\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\/4712591\/mitch-mcconnell-return-senate-labor-day-comer\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Mitch McConnell set to return to Senate after Labor Day, James Comer says<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4712263\/brandon-gill-bill-snap-benefits-restaurants\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Brandon Gill introduces bill to ban SNAP benefits at restaurants<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4712105\/jeffries-sneakers-capitol-hill-speakers-lobby\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Jeffries open to changing Capitol rules so lawmakers can wear sneakers in speaker\u2019s lobby<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI expect that. I sure hope so,\u201d Comer said. \u201c\u2026I\u2019ve talked to staff, many of whom are from my district originally, and they have all said it\u2019s their goal for Senator McConnell to be here when the Senate comes in next week. I have not talked to him personally, but I\u2019ve talked to the staff regularly.\u201d<\/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<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">McConnell, 84, was the longest-serving Senate leader in history before stepping aside and allowing Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) to fill the top spot in January 2025. The following month, McConnell announced he would not seek reelection, meaning he will leave Congress once he finishes up his seventh and final Senate term in Jan. 2027. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The senator has been in increasingly frail health in recent years, an issue that came to a head on June 14, when he was hospitalized for a fall. Weeks of silence followed, leaving McConnell\u2019s condition unclear. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Details remain sparse, but the elderly senator announced on Aug. 6 that he had been released from a rehabilitation center. <\/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\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4641771\/trump-no-idea-mitch-mcconnell-health\/\"><strong>TRUMP SAYS \u2018I HAVE NO IDEA\u2019 ABOUT HOSPITALIZED MITCH MCCONNELL\u2019S HEALTH<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFolks of my generation often hesitate to share the vulnerability that comes with growing older,\u201d the senator said in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mcconnell.senate.gov\/public\/index.cfm\/pressreleases?ID=EB724698-4D2F-4E6E-9D3A-163943986C85\">a July 12 statement<\/a> that broke weeks of silence. \u201cEven in the public eye, I feel that same instinct \u2014 I can\u2019t help it.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> reached out to McConnell\u2019s office for comment.<\/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>Comer: McConnell expected back next week after 3 months<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2654233,"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\/2024\/12\/mitch-mcconnells-legacy.webp?w=594","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[40726,39467,34365,3740],"class_list":["post-2654232","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-james-comer","tag-labor-day","tag-mitch-mcconnell","tag-senate"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/mitch-mcconnells-legacy.webp?w=594","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2654232","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\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2654232"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2654232\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2654236,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2654232\/revisions\/2654236"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2654233"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2654232"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2654232"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2654232"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}