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SUPERINTENDENTS POLICIES WITH THE MAJORITY VOTE. KENTUCKY SENATOR MITCH MCCONNELL IS IN THE HOSPITAL TONIGHT. A SPOKESPERSON FOR THE SENATOR SAID HE CHECKED HIMSELF INTO THE HOSPITAL AFTER HAVING FLU LIKE SYMPTOMS. THEY S
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Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell hospitalized with ‘flu-like symptoms’
Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell checked himself into a hospital Monday night after experiencing “flu-like symptoms.”David Popp, a spokesperson for McConnell, confirmed the Kentucky senator checked himself into the hospital “in an abundance of caution.”Popp added that McConnell’s “prognosis is positive” and he has been in “regular contact with his staff and looks forward to returning to Senate business.”McConnell missed Senate votes on Monday and Tuesday.McConnell announced on his 83rd birthday he would not be seeking re-election in 2026. He is the longest-serving party leader in U.S. history, first taking office in 1985.He has suffered multiple other health scares, including several falls, over the past few years.
Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell checked himself into a hospital Monday night after experiencing “flu-like symptoms.”
David Popp, a spokesperson for McConnell, confirmed the Kentucky senator checked himself into the hospital “in an abundance of caution.”
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Popp added that McConnell’s “prognosis is positive” and he has been in “regular contact with his staff and looks forward to returning to Senate business.”
McConnell missed Senate votes on Monday and Tuesday.
McConnell announced on his 83rd birthday he would not be seeking re-election in 2026. He is the longest-serving party leader in U.S. history, first taking office in 1985.
He has suffered multiple other health scares, including several falls, over the past few years.
