Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) was admitted to the hospital Wednesday night after taking a fall at the Waldorf Astoria hotel in Washington DC. His spokesman, David Popp, confirmed the incident and said, “This evening, Leader McConnell tripped at a local hotel during a private dinner. He has been admitted to the hospital where he is receiving treatment.” The 81-year-old was in DC on Wednesday to secure a victory for Republicans: an overwhelming Senate vote to overturn a new District of Columbia criminal code reducing mandatory minimum sentences for violent offenses.

The lack of clear details on the senator's condition has sparked some concern, particularly since McConnell suffered a shoulder fracture in 2019 after a patio fall. Other members of the Senate have been absent due to illness recently, and Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman's depression treatment has kept him away from voting since March.

The long-time senator and