Mitch McConnell returns to Senate after 3 months

McConnell, who was in a wheelchair, briefly addressed journalists outside the Senate chamber before heading to the floor to cast his first vote since June 11.

Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell, of Kentucky, was back on Capitol Hill yesterday for the first time since he was hospitalized in June after a fall. The 84-year-old returned to the Senate floor in a wheelchair with staff by his side.

Safe Republican seats shifted in Arkansas, Nevada, New York and Ohio, as Democrats expand their polling lead ahead of November.

Cook Political Report, an election handicapper, shifted its rating for the New Hampshire Senate race to “toss-up,” a significant move in Republicans’ favor, since Democrats need to keep that seat. Rep. Chris Pappas (D-N.H.) is challenging former Sen.