The Unraveling of Republican Power: Mitch McConnell's Absence and its Consequences Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has been discharged from a rehabilitation center after being hospitalized for 53 days following a fall.
His decision to continue his recovery at home may provide some relief for the Republican leadership, but it also highlights the party's tenuous grip on power.
McConnell's prolonged absence from Capitol Hill has significantly narrowed the Republicans' path to confirming Donald Trump's pick for attorney general, Todd Blanche.