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Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear asks Sen. Mitch Mc Connell to give a public update on his condition
4+ hour, 9+ min ago (292+ words) Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is directly asking Sen. Mitch Mc Connell, the state's most powerful figure in Congress, to disclose more about his condition after three weeks of silence from the 84-year-old since he was hospitalized in Washington. The letter…...
At one Kentucky bar, young Republicans wrestle with their disappointment in Trump and their party
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1298+ words) By now, their enthusiasm for Donald Trump had curdled into frustration. "I absolutely do not regret voting for Trump in 2024," said Nathaniel Showalter, 34, who sat in front of a concrete pillar covered in spray paint. "I can't wait for him…...
Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie charted his own way, until he was toppled by Trump
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (823+ words) By LISA MASCARO, AP Congressional Correspondent There aren't many lawmakers like'Thomas Massie'left in Congress. The renegade Republican who rose to prominence as an idiosyncratic yet consistent outlier in his party, popular in the Kentucky district that repeatedly sent him to…...
Kentucky Republicans race to replace Mc Connell while carefully keeping him at arm's length
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (780+ words) But anyone listening for flowery tributes to Mc Connell won't hear them on the campaign trail as his party looks for a successor to the retiring senator. U. S. Rep. Andy Barr and former state Attorney General Daniel Cameron, who are competing…...
Kentucky Republicans love Trump. Will they ignore him and reelect Thomas Massie?
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (1037+ words) The audience had just heard Ed Gallrein, who was drafted by President Donald Trump to run against Massie in next Tuesday's primary, describe the congressman as suffering from "a severe case of Trump derangement syndrome." Then Gex Williams, a state…...