Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., was discharged from the hospital Tuesday after a weeklong stay and is "working from home," his spokesperson said in a statement Wednesday.
"Senator McConnell was discharged from the hospital yesterday and is grateful for the outstanding care he received. He is feeling better and will be working from home this week on the advice of his doctors," said David Popp, a spokesman for McConnell.
McConnell, who served as the Republican leader in the Senate until last year. was hospitalized Feb. 2 after experiencing "flu-like symptoms," his office said at the time.
McConnell, 83, last year announced that he would not seek re-election, setting off a competitive primary race to replace him.
In recent years, the senator has faced mounting concerns about his health, after several incidents of freezing on camera. In 2023, he sustained a concussion after a fall, and in 2019 he fractured his shoulder at home.
Last year, after falling in the Capitol complex multiple times, McConnell was seen in a wheelchair being pushed by members of hi staff.
McConnell was first elected senator in 1984 and served as the Republican leader in the Senate from 2007 to 2025.
Though he backed Donald Trump's presidential bids in 2016 and 2020, the two men have often been at odds.
Last year, McConnell voted against two of the president's Cabinet nominees who faced Senate confirmation: Tulsi Gabbard, who now serves as director of national intelligence, and Pete Hegseth, who now serves as defense secretary.
The Kentucky senator has also been outspoken against Trump's tariff agenda.
