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 ...

Rep. James Comer quashed a motion by Democrats in the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday to subpoena billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk to answer questions about his unprecedented role in shrinking ...

Mitch McConnell said on Sunday that President Donald Trump’s tariffs on foreign allies were a bad idea, but said he supports most of what this administration wants to accomplish. “It will drive the ...

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 ...

In the span of 24 hours this week, Thomas Massie plotted legislative strategy with un-elected outsider Vivek Ramaswamy, outlined his opposition to Mike Johnson remaining speaker of the House and ...

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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 wouldn’t be the throes of a Senate campaign cycle if politicians in both parties weren’t disparaging Mitch McConnell. With control of the chamber’s majority hinging on just a couple of seats, the ...

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 ...

Former President Donald Trump has managed to forge a rare policy alignment: uniting Kentucky’s Republican senators against his aggressive tariff policy. If Trump returns to the White House, a central ...

Ohio Sen. JD Vance weaved his Kentucky roots into his speech accepting the Republican nomination for vice president Wednesday night, declaring that he will ultimately be buried in the commonwealth.