{"id":19209,"date":"2026-07-27T21:16:39","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T16:16:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=19209"},"modified":"2026-07-27T21:16:39","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T16:16:39","slug":"mitch-mcconnell-not-yet-cleared-to-leave-rehab-facility-after-fall-doctors-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=19209","title":{"rendered":"Mitch McConnell not yet cleared to leave rehab facility after fall, doctors say"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div id=\"beyondwords-wrapper\" data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"beyondwords-wrapper\">\n<p><span class=\"label-bg\">NEW<\/span>You can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">Sen. <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_1417679\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/mitch-mcconnell\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mitch McConnell,<\/a> R-Ky., is out of the hospital but still on the mend after suffering a fall last month, but he still isn\u2019t &#8220;medically cleared&#8221; to return to the Senate.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">His office on Monday released the latest update on the longtime <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_1417680\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/politics\/senate\/republicans\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Senate Republican,<\/a> who has been absent from the upper chamber and the public eye for over a month. The Office of the Attending Physician said in a statement that McConnell &#8220;continues his recovery from a fall at home in June.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_1417681\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/trumps-save-america-act-stalls-mcconnells-absence-complicates-senate-path\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>TRUMP&#8217;S SAVE AMERICA ACT STALLS AS MCCONNELL&#8217;S ABSENCE COMPLICATES SENATE PATH<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/343\/192\/mcconnell-health-update-picture.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/686\/384\/mcconnell-health-update-picture.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/672\/378\/mcconnell-health-update-picture.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1344\/756\/mcconnell-health-update-picture.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/931\/523\/mcconnell-health-update-picture.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1862\/1046\/mcconnell-health-update-picture.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/720\/405\/mcconnell-health-update-picture.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1440\/810\/mcconnell-health-update-picture.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1200\/675\/mcconnell-health-update-picture.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., is still recovering from a fall he suffered at home last month, and is not \" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., is still recovering from a fall he suffered at home last month, and is not &#8220;medically cleared&#8221; to return to the Senate, nor his home state of Kentucky, until he finishes his stint in a rehabilitation center, per the Office of the Attending Physician.<\/span> <span>(Courtesy of the Office of Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;OAP physicians visit with the senator every day, discussing all aspects of his rehabilitation care,&#8221; the Office of the Attending Physician said. &#8220;Since his discharge from hospital care, he has maintained a strenuous course of <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_1417682\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/health-care\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">physical therapy and rehabilitation,<\/a> including multiple sessions a day designed to rebuild strength and reduce the risk of future falls.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;His bout with childhood polio continues to be a significant factor in his mobility,&#8221; they continued. &#8220;He is not yet medically cleared to leave the rehab facility and return to the office.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <!----> <!----> <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n<p>Alex Miller is a writer for Fox News Digital covering the U.S. Senate.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! 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