Mitch McConnell releases health update, says he is ‘regaining’ strength

US Senator Mitch McConnell (84, Republican of Kentucky) revealed that a fall led to his hospitalization, breaking weeks of speculation. He said he was briefly unconscious and treated for mild pneumonia. He is now in rehabilitation, with no broken bones or concussion. His absence, along with the death of Senator Lindsey Graham, temporarily reduces the Republican majority to 51 seats.