Mitch McConnell’s legacy is current Supreme Court and a judiciary reshaped by his ‘calculated audacity’
By Al Cross University of Kentucky Mitch McConnell, who announced on Feb. 28, 2024, that he would step down as…
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Experts on aging advise ‘calm down’ if you’re worried Biden and Trump are too old to be president
By Jacob Fischler States Newsroom Age should not preclude either Joe Biden or Donald Trump from serving another four years…
Opinion – Bill Straub: Mitch McConnell finds himself on the spot; question is can he hold on to power?
After 17 years finagling and conniving as the Republican leader in the U.S. Senate, Mitch McConnell finds himself on the…
John David Dyche: I apologize, KY; party of Lincoln is at great risk — Trump is both dangerous and evil
I owe Kentucky an apology and should have made it before now. You may remember me as a “conservative” political…
Al Cross: The race for governor; will culture trump politics again?
The first faceoff of the candidates for governor, at last Saturday’s Fancy Farm Picnic, brought the race into clearer focus….
Jamie Ruehl: The Bevin-Trump-Beshear hangover — the victors will be those who are unifiers, not dividers
I watched the Matt Bevin/Andy Beshear debate in 2019. I was not a fan of Bevin’s bravado that bordered on…
Al Cross: Would-be governors, seeking votes, fall in line for Trump
Kentucky’s political system, largely run by Republicans these days, has thankfully avoided copying other red states’ mischief with their election…
Bill Straub: As ’24 Republican race for president heats up, is Rand Paul a vice presidential choice?
Sen. Rand Paul ran an infamously inept campaign for the Republican presidential nomination in 2016 when he was under the…
Bill Straub: Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose — but big loser Tuesday was definitely Donald Trump
WASHINGTON – The late Al Smith, my old mentor, and a renowned raconteur used to tell a story about Frank…
Bill Straub: McConnell will go down in history as worst majority leader ever; Trump may be his demise
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell holds the only political position he has ever coveted and he has no desire to…
Bill Straub: We live in strange times absolutely. Don’t believe it? Just listen to the Republican silence
It’s the case of Addison Mitchell McConnell and the Curious Incident of the Dog That Didn’t Bark. In fact, a…
Bill Straub: Big shot James Comer deflects from Trump’s ‘top secret’ docs to focus on Hunter Biden
Rep. James Comer, who considers himself a big shot these days, judging by the countless appearances of his smug mug…
Bill Straub: Is McConnell losing his mojo? He’s on wrong side of Trump, may be running out of gas
“Got my mojo working, but it – uh uh – just won’t work on you.’’ – Muddy Waters It’s time…
Al Cross: Why is Coach McConnell downplaying his team’s chances? Follow the money.
A reporter for a right-wing publication emailed me the other day, seeking my “thoughts on the public feuding between Donald…
Al Cross: Fifty years after Watergate, we live in an age of bad faith
As a House committee tries to awaken Americans to the seditious behavior of Donald Trump, the nation marks the 50th…
Al Cross: Book shows Mitch McConnell in the Trump crucible
As Congress was concluding the business of certifying a new president, a task violently interrupted by a mob provoked by…
Al Cross: McConnell must give senators go-ahead to disavow election laws built on Donald Trump’s lies
This column has never dealt at length with Donald Trump because it’s about Kentucky politics. But now, Kentuckians and our…
Bill Straub: Trump keeps popping out emails that repeat, repeat, repeat the Big Lie; do the hokey pokey
Ever since he was ceremoniously dumped from Twitter and Facebook for telling lies that would make Herodotus blanch, Le Grande…
Bill Straub: Hard to imagine a wackier contest with two candidates vying for who’s the biggest gun nut
Where else other than Kentucky can you witness a challenger in a congressional race toiling to out-crazy an incumbent who…
Bill Straub: Democracy. To believe or not to believe? That really is the question for Republicans
Senate Republicans have made it official – they don’t believe in democracy. The hints have been there for quite some…
Al Cross: Mitch McConnell’s silence makes him less worthy of leadership — at what price is power?
So, Liz is out. What about Mitch? Republican House members’ removal of Rep. Elizabeth Cheney from their leadership Wednesday made…
Al Cross: For our Derby visitors, real and remote, a scratch sheet on Kentucky politics
OK, we’re back to normal. Partly. The Kentucky Derby is back where it has been since the Great Depression, on…