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2026-09-15 15:02
Mitch McConnell Returns to the Senate After 3-Month Absence
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First reported by Just the News (Right); 31 outlets over 35h. The left followed 15h later.
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What each side is saying
- CBS NewsLean left
Sen. Mitch McConnell returned to Congress Monday after a three-month absence and following much speculation about his health. Robert Costa reports.
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Sen. Mitch McConnell returned to the Senate on Monday for the first time after a more than three-month departure. Arriving in a wheelchair, the 84-year-old cast his first vote, ending an absence that has fueled questions about his health. NBC’s Hallie Jackson reports for TODAY.
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OPINION: Sen. Mitch McConnell is back at work after a three-month absence due to a hospitalization. #MitchMcConnell #Senate #Congress About Rising: Rising is a weekday morning show with bipartisan hosts that breaks the mold of morning TV by taking viewers inside the halls of Washington power like…
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Mitch McConnell made a dramatic return to the Senate on Monday after a three-month absence due to health issues. The Republican senator from Kentucky, 84, was hospitalized on June 14 after a fall at home and then treated for pneumonia.
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SPOTTED: Mitch McConnell RETURNS | RISING
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Mitch McConnell returns to Senate after 3 months
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Mitch McConnell casts Senate vote after monthslong absence from Capitol Hill
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Mitch McConnell casts Senate vote after monthslong absence from Capitol Hill
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Mitch McConnell Returns to the Senate After 3-Month Absence
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Sen. Mitch McConnell returns to Capitol Hill, casts first vote in months
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David Popp: Senior adviser, former Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.)
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Sen. Mitch McConnell returns to Senate floor after hospitalization
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Mitch McConnell returns to US Senate after three-month absence
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Sen. Mitch McConnell returns to Senate floor in wheelchair after hospitalization
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Mitch McConnell Makes First Senate Appearance Since June Hospitalization #shorts
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Mitch McConnell’s Speech Noticeably Slower as He Returns to Capitol
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Sen. Mitch McConnell returns to Capitol after absence
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'GUESSING GAME': Questions LOOM over McConnell’s Senate return
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McConnell returns to Senate after three-month absence
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Mitch McConnell Returns To Capitol Hill For First Time Since June For Key Senate Moment - The Daily Wire
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McConnell Returns to Congress—After 3 Months of Paid Leave With Taxpayer-Subsidized Healthcare
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Mitch McConnell seen publicly for first time since June
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Mitch McConnell returns to Senate
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Republican senator Mitch McConnell returns to Capitol Hill after months-long hiatus while recovering from fall – live
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He's alive! Mitch McConnell spotted at the Capitol
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Mitch McConnell returns to Senate after three-month health absence
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McConnell Returns to Senate, Says He's Not at 100% - Newsmax
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McConnell Returns to Senate, Says He's Not at 100% - Newsmax
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A frail-looking McConnell returns to the US Senate after three-month absence - Reuters
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Sen. Mitch McConnell returns to Congress after 3-month absence
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Sen. Mitch McConnell returns to Congress after 3-month absence
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Sen. McConnell Returns to Congress - theepochtimes.com
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McConnell Returns to Senate After 3-Month Absence - Newsmax
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Mitch McConnell returns to Senate after long absence - USA Today
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Mitch McConnell returns to Senate
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Mitch McConnell Returns to the Senate, Ending His Months-Long Absence
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BREAKING NEWS: McConnell returns to Senate floor
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Mitch McConnell returns to Senate after fall that led to an extended medical absence
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Mitch McConnell returns to Senate three months after serious fall
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Mitch McConnell Returns to Senate After Three Month Absence
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Mitch McConnell Is Back
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McConnell returns to Senate to cast first vote since June
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McConnell returns to the Senate for the first time since his June hospitalization - AP News
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McConnell Returns To The Senate For The First Time Since June
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Mitch McConnell returns to Senate after three-month health absence
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Mitch McConnell returns to Senate after months-long absence
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Mitch McConnell casts first Senate vote since June fall
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Mitch McConnell returns to the Senate after three-month absence
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Mitch McConnell returns to Capitol Hill after monthslong absence
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McConnell returns after months-long absence for crucial vote
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Mitch McConnell Returns to Senate After 3-Month Absence from Fall
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McConnell returns to Capitol after 3-month absence
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Mitch McConnell Returns To Senate After Months Of Missed Votes
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As the Senate returns, questions remain about Mitch McConnell - USA Today
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Sen. Mitch McConnell returns to Senate after 3-month absence
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McConnell makes official return to US Senate after months long absence
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