Sen. Mitch McConnell remains hospitalized nearly three weeks after being admitted following an undisclosed medical emergency, but the former Senate Republican leader continues to improve and is working on Senate business while recovering, his office said Thursday.
"Senator McConnell appreciates the outpouring of support he's receiving while he continues his recovery in the hospital," spokesman David Popp said in a statement to Politico.
"The Senator continues to improve and is working closely with his staff on Kentucky and Senate matters while the Senate is out of session."
The update is the first indication from McConnell's office that the Kentucky Republican remains hospitalized since announcing June 14 that he had been admitted and was "receiving excellent care."
The office has not disclosed the nature of his illness or identified the hospital where he's being treated.
The statement comes a day after reports based on emergency dispatch audio indicated first responders were called to McConnell's Washington home on June 14 for an unconscious person.
The dispatch audio referenced CPR in progress and a possible cardiac arrest, though McConnell's office has declined to comment on those reports or confirm the circumstances surrounding his hospitalization.
McConnell, 84, has not appeared in the Senate since before his hospitalization. The chamber is in its Independence Day recess and is scheduled to return July 13.
Earlier this month, Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., said he spoke with McConnell and that the veteran lawmaker remained engaged with Senate business despite his absence from Capitol Hill.
McConnell stepped down as Senate Republican leader in January 2025 after serving as the party's leader for nearly two decades.
Last year, he announced he would not seek an eighth Senate term, saying he would retire when his current term expires in January.
The seven-term senator has experienced a series of health setbacks in recent years, including multiple falls, public episodes in which he briefly froze while speaking, and an eight-day hospitalization in February for what his office described as flu-like symptoms.
He has frequently used a wheelchair in recent months while navigating the Capitol.