Opinion – Bill Straub: Barr, Comer avoid tough questions, turn tail and run from own constituents
Congressmen Andy Barr and Jamie Comer are pissed off… at their constituents. The lawmakers, Barr, R-Lexington, and Comer, R-TheFrankfortLoop, are…
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Opinion – Al Cross: Elected Republicans fear Trump, Musk, money and voters
For 236 years the United States has benefited from a government built on effective checks and balances among its three…
Opinion – John Schaaf: Shifty Barr betrays McConnell to get Musk cash
Kentuckians watching their Washington politicians are witnessing Representative Andy Barr betraying his friend and mentor Senator Mitch McConnell in a…
Opinion – Bill Straub: Wannabes lining up to replace McConnell and advance American un-exceptionalism
As Sen. Mitch McConnell bids adieu to a national scene he has managed to muck up over the past 40…
Two U.S. congressmen introduce bi-partisan bills to strengthen state’s equine industry
Congressmen Andy Barr (KY-06) and Morgan McGarvey (KY-03), reintroduced two bipartisan bills to strengthen Kentucky’s equine industry by incentivizing investment…
Opinion – Bill Straub: Enter Kentucky’s Andy Barr, being ambitious and currying favor with Lord of Mar-a-lago
Sycophancy runs as wild in Washington DC as the wildfires in Los Angeles and the time-honored practice is being pursued…
Opinion – Bill Straub: Doing the right thing is just not on Barr’s agenda; he isn’t alone
Rep. Andy Barr is a hack. He is a busher incapable of hitting above the Mendoza line. He’s the three-year-old…
Opinion – Al Cross: Kentucky Republicans help Trump tear down the system
When Mitch McConnell voted not to convict Donald Trump on impeachment for inciting the Jan. 6 insurrection, which he nevertheless…
What’s next for Kentucky’s Liberty Republicans after strong showing in last week’s primary election?
By McKenna Horsley Kentucky Lantern Liberty Republicans see good signs for their movement in Kentucky after most of their incumbents…
Opinion – Bill Straub: Endorsements show Trump influence continues to push Kentucky over the edge
Erstwhile President Donald John Trump is converting Kentucky into his own personal playground. If you want to frolic in the…
News Analysis: Ukraine vote draws lines for Senate race between Thomas Massie, Andy Barr
By Al Cross Special to NKyTribune Kentucky’s congressional Republicans were deeply divided on aid to Ukraine, setting the stage for…
Bill Straub: Lear on Twitter and other things we are witnessing in the wake of the Mueller report
John Leroy Maxwell authored a poem, later set to music, about a drunken degenerate who passes out in the gutter….
Bill Straub: Since it’s baseball season, let’s bat some things around — oops, out of strikes already
It’s baseball season once again — thank the lord — so let’s toss it around-the-horn political style: First. Give Rep….
Bill Straub: Real winner of Tuesday’s election in Kentucky was Gov. Matt Bevin who wasn’t on ballot
The real winner emerging from Tuesday’s election in Kentucky wasn’t Rep. Andy Barr, who staged a come-from-behind victory in the…
Bill Straub: Kentucky commands nation’s attention as Andy Barr-Amy McGrath race goes down to the wire
WASHINGTON – Kentucky doesn’t often command the nation’s attention unless it happens to be the first Saturday in May or…
Bill Straub: Andy Barr is finding Amy McGrath a formidable opponent for 6th Congressional seat
It hasn’t been a very good last few days for Rep. Andy Barr, which is bad news for a financial…