McConnell ‘not yet cleared’ to leave rehab to return to Congress

Published July 27, 2026 12:51pm ET | Updated July 27, 2026 12:51pm ET



Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and the Office of the Attending Physician provided a brief statement update on the senator’s health Monday morning, saying he will miss Kentucky’s annual St. Jerome Fancy Farm Picnic as he remains in rehab.

“I’m still working hard to get back to my full schedule of work in the Senate and in Kentucky, keeping up with intense physical therapy per my doctors’ orders,” McConnell said in his statement. “Unfortunately, that means I won’t be able to make it to Fancy Farm, Kentucky this Saturday.”

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