Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell, the former U.S. Senate majority leader, is hospitalized, his spokesperson says. Multiple outlets, citing spokesman David Popp, report that McConnell was admitted to a hospital on Sunday morning. The statements do not specify the reason for the hospitalization, provide a medical diagnosis, or share information about his prognosis. ABC News, CBS News, NBC News, NPR and the Washington Times all report that the condition is undisclosed and that there is no immediate update beyond the fact of admission.
Several reports also note McConnell’s age, 84. City News Toronto and other accounts describe him as the longest-serving Senate leader in history and say he stepped aside from the majority leader role while finishing his final term, which ends in January.
While outlets agree on the hospitalization and the lack of publicly released medical details, they do not report additional verified information on what prompted the admission or his current status beyond receiving medical care.
