Sen. Mitch McConnell was taken to a hospital Sunday morning, though officials have not disclosed why he was admitted or provided an update on his condition.
“Senator McConnell was admitted to the hospital this morning. He is receiving excellent care,” a spokesperson for the Kentucky Republican told The Post.
The spokesperson did not offer additional details about the hospitalization.
McConnell, 84, is serving out the remainder of his seventh term and has faced a series of health concerns in recent years, even as he has remained active in committee hearings and continued to engage sharply on policy matters.
Earlier this year, in February, the former Senate Republican leader was also hospitalized after experiencing flu-like symptoms.
His health drew broader public attention in 2023, when he froze mid-speech on multiple occasions. Those episodes came after he suffered a concussion and a minor rib fracture in a fall at a fundraiser held at the Waldorf Astoria in Washington, D.C., earlier that year.
It was later revealed that McConnell had suffered two other tumbles earlier that year.
McConnell has often been seen in a wheelchair in recent months, as he serves out the remainder of his time in the Senate.
McConnell served as the Senate GOP’s leader from 2007 through early 2025, rendering him the longest party leader in the upper chamber’s history. Republicans tapped Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) as his successor.
The Kentucky sage announced last year that he would not vie for an eighth term in the Senate.
Rep. Andy Barr (R-Ky.), who landed President Trump’s endorsement, has become the Republican nominee to succeed McConnell and will face off against Democrat Charles Booker in the fall.
During his remaining time in the Senate, McConnell, who often clashed with Trump during his time as the GOP leader, has focused heavily on defense policy.
He chairs the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense. Recently, he has voiced concerns about the Trump administration’s plan to beef up defense spending using the reconciliation process, warning there’s no guarantee that Republicans can get that done.
McConnell has fretted that the plan could leave critical defense programs in jeopardy of not getting funded.
