Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., waves as he goes to a Senate procedural vote March 4 in the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. McConnell has been hospitalized since June 14 with little news about his condition or status, but two other Republican senators say they talked to him this week. File Photo by A»»»

close Video NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Senate is set to leave town on Friday until early next week as neither side is ready to give in the ongoing government shutdown stalemate. Lawmakers voted deep into the night on Thursday on the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act, whic»»»