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Opinion – Bill Straub: Like a lemming to the sea, Andy Barr blindly follows Trump off trade war cliff

May 9, 2025May 8, 20250

Plummeting cargo shipments, empty ports, declining trucking volumes, major retailers warning about empty shelves. All that and much more is…

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Opinion – Bill Straub: Andy Barr — in a surprise to no one — enters senate race by pandering to Trump

April 25, 2025April 24, 20250

Rep. Andy Barr possesses a political attribute so remarkable he hopes to parlay it into a seat in the U.S….

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Opinion – Bill Straub: Barr, Comer avoid tough questions, turn tail and run from own constituents

March 28, 2025March 27, 20251

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

March 27, 2025March 26, 20251

For 236 years the United States has benefited from a government built on effective checks and balances among its three…

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Opinion – John Schaaf: Shifty Barr betrays McConnell to get Musk cash

March 26, 2025March 25, 20250

Kentuckians watching their Washington politicians are witnessing Representative Andy Barr betraying his friend and mentor Senator Mitch McConnell in a…

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Opinion – Bill Straub: Wannabes lining up to replace McConnell and advance American un-exceptionalism

March 7, 2025March 7, 20250

As Sen. Mitch McConnell bids adieu to a national scene he has managed to muck up over the past 40…

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Two U.S. congressmen introduce bi-partisan bills to strengthen state’s equine industry

February 10, 2025February 10, 20250

Congressmen Andy Barr (KY-06) and Morgan McGarvey (KY-03), reintroduced two bipartisan bills to strengthen Kentucky’s equine industry by incentivizing investment…

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Opinion – Bill Straub: Enter Kentucky’s Andy Barr, being ambitious and currying favor with Lord of Mar-a-lago

January 31, 2025January 30, 20252

Sycophancy runs as wild in Washington DC as the wildfires in Los Angeles and the time-honored practice is being pursued…

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Opinion – Bill Straub: Doing the right thing is just not on Barr’s agenda; he isn’t alone

June 7, 2024July 1, 20240

Rep. Andy Barr is a hack. He is a busher incapable of hitting above the Mendoza line. He’s the three-year-old…

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Opinion – Al Cross: Kentucky Republicans help Trump tear down the system

June 6, 2024July 3, 20244

When Mitch McConnell voted not to convict Donald Trump on impeachment for inciting the Jan. 6 insurrection, which he nevertheless…

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What’s next for Kentucky’s Liberty Republicans after strong showing in last week’s primary election?

May 28, 2024May 29, 20240

By McKenna Horsley Kentucky Lantern Liberty Republicans see good signs for their movement in Kentucky after most of their incumbents…

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Opinion – Bill Straub: Endorsements show Trump influence continues to push Kentucky over the edge

May 24, 20241

Erstwhile President Donald John Trump is converting Kentucky into his own personal playground. If you want to frolic in the…

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News Analysis: Ukraine vote draws lines for Senate race between Thomas Massie, Andy Barr

April 23, 2024April 24, 20240

By Al Cross Special to NKyTribune Kentucky’s congressional Republicans were deeply divided on aid to Ukraine, setting the stage for…

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Opinion – Bill Straub: Daniel Cameron to the rescue, tilting at ‘woke’ windmill to save the ‘American Way’

January 5, 2024January 4, 20241

Apparently unable to find honest employment after his Failed with a capital F gubernatorial campaign, former Kentucky Attorney General Daniel…

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Al Cross: Beshear, Cameron feckless with political money

July 13, 2023July 12, 20230

This is mainly about political money, and a little bit about taxpayers’ money getting political. Most of the recent action…

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Bill Straub: More ‘thoughts, prayers’ from ‘leaders’ who get NRA money, reiterating the value of children

May 27, 2022May 26, 20222

It was the greatest of all Kentuckians, Lincoln, who is credited with saying, “Better to remain silent and be thought…

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Bill Straub: Railing and blaming, playing bait-and-switch, Republican game puts foot on the gas

March 11, 2022March 10, 20226

By now it should be obvious that DC Republicans have mastered the craft of political bait-and-switch – like when they…

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Bill Straub: Roads, bridges are socialism? Only one House member from KY votes for infrastructure bill

November 12, 2021November 18, 20212

So, old Tom Jefferson was as red as Trotsky. Who’da thunk it? That, at least, is the only reasonable conclusion…

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KY well represented on new national group overseeing throughbred racing safety, other issues

May 8, 2021May 7, 20210

By Tom Latek Kentucky Today Kentucky is well represented on both the board of directors and standing committees of a…

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Trump impeached by House, 232-197; McConnell says Senate trial can’t be set before inauguration

January 14, 2021January 13, 20211

Staff report Ten Republicans in the U.S. House sided with Democrats to impeach President Donald Trump 232-197 for inciting the…

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Rep. Andy Barr’s wife, Carol, 39, dies suddenly at family home; coroner rules heart valve dysfunction

June 18, 2020June 18, 20200

Kentucky Today Carol Leavell Barr, the wife of U.S. Rep. Andy Barr passed away suddenly Tuesday at the family home…

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McConnell announces KY will receive more than $1 Million for transitional housing for those in recovery

February 19, 2020February 18, 20200

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), announced Tuesday that Kentucky will receive $1.116 million from the U.S. Department of…

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