Andy Barr isn’t even a declared U.S. Senate candidate, but a conservative Washington group has already tossed a shot across the bow, committing to oppose the Lexington congressman if he attempts to ...

Mitch McConnell’s fall this week in the U.S. Capitol — his fourth public health episode in the past 21 months — is spurring fresh calls from Republicans for his resignation and underscores the ...

Kentucky Rep. Andy Barr lost a Republican caucus vote to run a key House committee on Thursday, instantly increasing the odds he’ll turn his attention to running for U.S. Senate in 2026 when Mitch ...

Scott Jennings, a Dawson Springs, Ky. native who has made waves as a spirited defender of Donald Trump on CNN, has been asked to join the Los Angeles Times editorial board. LA Times owner Pat ...

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Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz will travel to Kentucky on Wednesday for a campaign event less than two weeks from Election Day 2024. The Minnesota governor is slated for a 5 p.m.

New revelations of Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell’s private thoughts on former President Donald Trump reveal a vivid picture of disdain for a man he continues to publicly support. McConnell ...

It’s the Monday morning after the second attempt on Donald Trump’s life and Scott Jennings is seated inside a climate-controlled CNN studio on the west side of Manhattan ready to stand as a vessel for ...

Kentucky Republicans in Congress are speaking out following the second assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump in two months. Rep. James Comer is calling for unity between the political ...

Victoria Hinckley was expelled from the University of South Florida last spring for her role in a pro-Palestinian encampment that resulted in the tear-gassing of students. The 22-year-old who is still ...

Rep. James Comer is shifting the focus of his oversight duties from President Joe Biden to Vice President Kamala Harris, who has shot ahead of Donald Trump in polling just three weeks since the ...

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear made a valiant effort to position himself to be Kamala Harris’ running mate in a truncated campaign for the nation’s No. 2 job. But on Tuesday morning, the Democratic ...