Opinion – Bill Straub: Do Rand Paul’s forays outside D.C. mean Oval Office aspirations? Time will tell…
WASHINGTON – Whither Rand Paul. The Republican senator from Bowling Green has attracted considerable attention recently for his objections to…
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Opinion – Bill Straub: ‘Nascent climatologist’ Robert Stivers all-in on Trump’s embrace of king coal
WASHINGTON – Meet Robert Stivers, attorney, president of the Kentucky State Senate and nascent climatologist. Stivers, a Republican from Manchester,…
Opinion – Bill Straub: Tariffs are taxes — and Trump’s hefty ones are fueling fears of recession
In a weird sort of way, President-cum-Dictator Donald J. Trump operates like a jazz musician – he keeps making things…
Opinion – Bill Straub: Thomas Massie, brushing aside Trump’s threats, stands ground in true ‘Massie’ fashion
Rep. Thomas Massie is the sort of guy who drives the wrong way down a one-way street simply because he…
Opinion – Al Cross: Mitch McConnell’s last chance against Trump
Donald Trump has been back in office one month, and his job-approval ratings are his highest ever – but lower…
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…
Soldiers from Fort Campbell’s 101st Airborne Division deployed to assist at U.S.-Mexico border
Kentucky Today President Donald Trump’s declaration of a national emergency at the Mexico border has resulted in soldiers from the…
Opinion – Bill Straub: True, believers? Trump says he was ‘saved by God to make America great again’
Ladies and gentlemen, behold the prophet from Mar-a-Lago. For weeks now, the United States has been operating under the misassumption…
Opinion – Bill Straub: Conservative commentator, KY native Scott Jennings, drowning in Trump Kool-Aid
That old paleo-conservative, Pat Buchanan, has moved off the nation’s political stage at the ripe old age of 86 but…
Opinion – Bill Straub: ‘Another fine mess’ with more to come as a government shutdown looms
Well, voters of America, congratulations. You wanted chaos? You got it. In spades. And the game hasn’t even started yet….
Joe Heller: A cartoonist’s view — Trump, Veterans Day, election scream, Quincy Jones
Joe Heller was the editorial cartoonist for the Green Bay Press-Gazette in Green Bay, Wis., from 1985 until being laid…
Opinion – Bill Straub: Blatant racism and bigotry should not pave the way to White House
The most fascinating, and troubling, aspect of Donald John Trump’s Republican campaign for president is his decision to revel in…
Opinion – Bill Straub: McConnell thinks one thing or two — and Trump another; the vitriol will continue
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell has endorsed his arch enemy, madman Donald J. Trump, for president of these United States,…
Kamala Harris, Donald Trump to face off in only debate of presidential campaign Tuesday
By Shauneen Miranda States Newsroom Washington Bureau Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump will take the stage…
Opinion – Bill Straub: Barr ready to release vitriolic smears to serve his political ambitions
Rep. Andy Barr, promoting himself these days as a Christian David Ben-Gurion, has wasted little time playing the antisemite card…
President Joe Biden bows out of reelection campaign, Kamala Harris vows to win nomination
By Jacob Fischler Kentucky Lantern WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 presidential race Sunday, he said…
Opinion – Bill Straub: Yes, we do need to learn to live together without violence; who’s first?
Any number of theories and critiques have emerged since the, thankfully, unsuccessful attempt to assassinate former President Donald J. Trump…
Kentucky politicians react to Trump assassination attempt, ‘Violence is never the answer’
By Mark Maynard Kentucky Today Kentucky politicians asked for thoughts and prayers for former President Donald Trump and others following…
Opinion – Bill Straub: Comer’s Biden investigation debacle was always only about political positioning
It’s been 30 years since Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels appeared in the Farrelly Brothers’ comedy classic Dumb and Dumber,…
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…
Opinion – Jamie Lucke: Same basic crime. Why such different reactions?
Donald Trump was an extraordinary politician even before becoming the only former U.S. president to be convicted of a crime….
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…