WASHINGTON — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said Sunday he has received no response from Sen. Mitch McConnell following repeated formal requests for updates on the Republican senator's health, escalating a monthslong standoff over McConnell's prolonged absence from Capitol Hill.

"I've heard absolutely nothing back from Mitch McConnell," Beshear, a Democrat, said Sunday on CBS News' "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan." The comment echoed remarks he made days earlier. "I've received absolutely nothing, and that's the same that the people of Kentucky have received," Beshear told MS Now on Friday.

McConnell, 84, was hospitalized on June 14 after suffering a fall. He was briefly unconscious before being taken to the hospital, according to a statement he released at the time. "My doctors have confirmed that I didn't break any bones or suffer a concussion," McConnell said in that statement. "I didn't have a heart attack or a stroke. I don't have any tumors or hemorrhages. But I was briefly unconscious and was taken to the hospital." Weeks into his hospitalization, McConnell disclosed he had also developed a case of mild pneumonia.

After nearly two months in a rehabilitation center, McConnell was discharged to continue his recovery at home. "Earlier today, I was discharged from the rehabilitation center to continue my recovery at........

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