Senate Republican Leader McConnell to Return to Capitol After 5-Week Absence

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) speaks during a news conference following a closed-door lunch meeting with Senate Republicans at the Capitol in Washington, on Jan. 31, 2023. Drew Angerer/Getty Images

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) announced on April 13 that he will return to the Capitol on April 17 after suffering a concussion at a private dinner in early March.

McConnell said in a social media post that he would be present when the Senate returned from its two-week April recess.