Republican US Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky said on Thursday that he had been discharged from a rehabilitation centre and would continue his recovery from home. The former Senate leader was first admitted to hospital on June 14. He disclosed weeks later that his hospitalisation was the result of a fall and said h
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Republican US Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky said on Thursday that he had been discharged from a rehabilitation centre and would continue his recovery from home. The former Senate leader was first admitted to hospital on June 14. He disclosed weeks later that his hospitalisation was the result of a fall and said h
Republican senator has not been seen in public since mid-June, sparking criticism of transparency over his condition. Republican US Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky said on Thursday that he had been discharged from a rehabilitation centre and would continue his recovery from home. The former Senate leader was first admitted to hospital on June 14.
Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) was discharged from a rehab facility and has returned home amid his lengthy absence from Congress, he said in a statement released Thursday by his office.
Al Jazeera English reported the story as "US Senator McConnell says he’s been discharged from rehabilitation centre." South China Morning Post reported the story as "US Senator Mitch McConnell says he’s been released from rehab centre."
3 sources have covered this story, including Al Jazeera English, South China Morning Post and Axios. The earliest reporting in the cluster landed about 1 day ago.
Source accounts have not fully aligned on every figure tied to this story (different reports cite 14, 84); the published L1FE summary holds those specifics open until more sources converge.
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