{"id":3975,"date":"2026-09-15T09:40:04","date_gmt":"2026-09-15T09:40:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=3975"},"modified":"2026-09-15T09:40:04","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T09:40:04","slug":"mitch-mcconnell-returns-to-us-senate-after-three-month-absence-us-midterm-elections-2026-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=3975","title":{"rendered":"Mitch McConnell returns to US Senate after three-month absence | US Midterm Elections 2026 News"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Senator McConnell casts his first vote since June, pledging presence for crucial Senate decisions.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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United States Senator Mitch McConnell has returned to Congress, casting his vote for the first time since he was hospitalised three months ago after a fall in his home in Washington, raising questions about his ability to serve.<\/p>\n

\u201cI must admit. After two years of \u2013 decades, actually \u2013 dodging your questions, I wasn\u2019t sure how many of you would be here today. But I\u2019m glad to see you. Time to get back to work, finish the job for this Congress,\u201d McConnell told reporters outside the Senate chamber on Monday.<\/p>\n

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The disappearance from public view of the 84-year-old Kentucky Republican raised many questions<\/a> within the Republican Party.<\/p>\n

But he put the speculation to rest on Monday in a statement on social media announcing his return.<\/p>\n

\u201cToday, I\u2019ll cast my first Senate vote since I took a bad fall back in June,\u201d he wrote on X. \u201cI\u2019m really looking forward to being back on the Senate floor and seeing my colleagues.\u201d<\/p>\n

He said he is \u201cnot quite back to 100%\u201d, adding that the lingering effects of \u201cchildhood polio\u201d made his recovery difficult, but he assured his colleagues that he will do his \u201cbest to be present\u201d for tough votes \u201cwhen our conference needs me\u201d.<\/p>\n

There were growing worries within the Republican Party that his absence would negatively affect it, as the party holds a narrow 53-47 majority in the Senate.<\/p>\n

Democrats have already used his absence to pass a resolution against US President Donald Trump\u2019s war with Iran, as four Republicans also broke from the party to support the resolution.<\/p>\n

McConnell is the longest-serving Senate leader in US history. He announced early last year that he will not be standing for an eighth term.<\/p>\n

Kentucky\u2019s Democratic governor, Andy Beshear, raised questions about McConnell\u2019s ability<\/a> to continue serving his final term that ends January 2027.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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