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THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - Kentucky Governor Pressures McConnell to Show He Can Serve or Step Down.

Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear has called on Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell to address his ability to serve amid a prolonged absence from Congress, while McConnell has insisted that he will complete an ongoing rehabilitation program and remain in office.

Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear has called on Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell, 84, to address his ability to serve amid a prolonged absence from Congress, while McConnell has insisted that he will complete an ongoing rehabilitation program and remain in office. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED:  Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear (D) is calling on Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) to publicly demonstrate that he is capable of serving in office or resign from the Senate after the Republican lawmaker’s extended absence from public view. DETAIL:  In a letter sent Monday to McConnell and his staff, with a copy to Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD), Beshear argued that elected officials owe voters transparency regarding their ability to carry…Open

AXIOS (Andrew Solender) - "It's a serious clusterf*ck": Behind-the-scenes fury and panic roil key House primary

While Democrats across the country are pulling their hair out over Michigan's brutal Democratic Senate primary , a key House race in the state is also quietly giving party leaders heartburn. Why it matters: Infighting between establishment Democrats could create an opening for a progressive who many Democratic strategists and lawmakers are skeptical can win the seat in November. - Moderate Democrats and party leaders' inability to coalesce behind a single candidate has become the source of considerable behind-the-scenes acrimony, Axios has learned. - "This has gotten really intense," said a senior House Democrat, who, like others quoted in this piece, spoke on the condition of anonymity to offer candid analysis on the race and the anger…

While Democrats across the country are pulling their hair out over Michigan's brutal Democratic Senate primary , a key House race in the state is also quietly giving party leaders heartburn. Why it matters: Infighting between establishment Democrats could create an opening for a progressive who many Democratic strategists and lawmakers are skeptical can win the seat in November. - Moderate Democrats and party leaders' inability to coalesce behind a single candidate has become the source of considerable behind-the-scenes acrimony, Axios has learned. - "This has gotten really intense," said a senior House Democrat, who, like others quoted in this piece, spoke on the condition of anonymity to offer candid analysis on the race and the anger…Open