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Kentucky Governor to McConnell: Prove Fitness to Serve or ‘Resign’

Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., makes his way to a vote in the U.S. Capitol on April 30, 2026. —Tom Williams—CQ-Roll Call, Inc/Getty ImagesTwo photographs supplemented by personal statements from Sen. Mitch McConnell (R, Ky.), who has been absent from Congress since mid-June, have not quelled doubts about his health status. Now, Kentucky’s Democratic governor has demanded that the veteran GOP lawmaker prove his fitness for office or resign.Gov. Andy Beshear sent a letter to McConnell on Monday, “under the assumption that he is capable of reading and responding verbally, and not incapacitated by m...