PoliticsAndy Beshear demands Mitch McConnell prove he is fit to serve or resign

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is pressing Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell to demonstrate that he remains fit to continue serving or step down from office. Beshear, described as a rising national figure in the Democratic Party, made the demand after McConnell’s lengthy hospital stay. The call puts McConnell’s ability to remain in office at the center of a political challenge in Kentucky.