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 ...

After weeks of speculation, Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell voted Thursday to put Pete Hegseth on the brink of confirmation to become the nation’s next defense secretary. The procedural vote of 51-49 ...

JD Vance, who is set to be sworn in as vice president in one week, made a visit to Breathitt County on Monday to pay his respects to family buried in a cemetery there. “Five generations of my family ...

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 ...

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In our Reality Check stories, Herald-Leader journalists dig deeper into questions over facts, consequences and accountability. Read more. Story idea? hlcityregion@herald-leader.com. If Thomas Massie ...

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 ...

U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie always thought a government funding vote this week was a fairy tale. It looks like he was right. Now GOP leaders are scrambling for fairy dust to figure out this tale’s ending.

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 ...

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