U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell departs house to return

U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) waves as he leaves his Washington house to return to work at the U.S. Senate, less than a week after he froze for more than 30 seconds while speaking to reporters at an event in his home state of Kentucky, in Washington, U.S., September 5, 2023. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst