Mitch McConnell returns to Senate after fall that led to an extended medical absence

McConnell spent weeks in recovery before explaining he was "briefly unconscious" following the fall that sent him to the hospital and a weeks-long recovery process.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/7741x5163+0+0/resize/7741x5163!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F4c%2Fbb%2Fe48e24564d4db60a81c635912b78%2Fgettyimages-2295293401.jpg' alt='Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., speaks to the press as he arrives for a vote at the U.S. Capitol on Monday for his first public appearance in over 90 days after he recovered from a fall and illness.'/><p>McConnell spent weeks in recovery before explaining he was "briefly unconscious" following the fall that sent him to the hospital and a weeks-long recovery process.</p><p>(Image credit: Finn Gomez)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5968909' />