Congress sends President Trump bipartisian bill to fight the opioid epidemic; he says he will sign it
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News By a 98-1 vote Wednesday, the Senate passed the final version of a comprehensive…
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Bill Straub: Humpty-Trumpty bullies way through NATO, insults May on home turf, loves Putin more. . .
President Trump’s (OMG!) recently concluded European excursion was, by all estimates, a disaster, not to mention a public humiliation that…
NKy’s Amul Thapar on Trump’s short list for U.S. Supreme Court nomination, supported by McConnell
Staff report The Washington Post and other national news outlets are reporting that Northern Kentucky’s Amul R. Thapar is on…
Bill Straub: No ‘Profiles in Courage’ found perusing political landscape in Trump-McConnell land
In February 1944, after seven years of guiding President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s agenda through the upper chamber, Senate Democratic Leader…
Bill Straub: Following Tuesday’s primary election, the Republican Party now the party of Trump
WASHINGTON – There can no longer be any doubt that the Republican Party, once known as the party of Lincoln…
Bill Straub: It’s Trump, Trump and more Trump in KY, where he is in pretty high cotton no matter what
Whither President Donald J. Trump? Well into his second year in office, Trump continues to divide the nation in a…
Commentary: Tim Ortman: Goal of real fake news is to create distraction, disrupt election process
Today, the term ‘Fake News’ is firmly entrenched in our lexicon. It seems everyone from Trumpite retirees, to neo-political millennials,…
Jamie’s Bookshelf: Eleven recently published nonfiction selections for your spring reading list
By Jamie H. Vaught Special to the NKyTribune This is the first of a two-part series about recently published nonfiction…
Trey Grayson: This is no joke; we must restore civility to public discourse, so anger and violence have to go
A few days ago, Republican candidate for Secretary of State Carl Nett sent an ill-advised tweet – in which he…
Bill Straub: ‘St. Matt the Divine’s’ jokes about Trump and global warming no laughing matter
WASHINGTON – St. Matt the Divine dropped his parson’s collar a few days back to engage in the one thing…
Bill Straub: We have to hope ‘arc of moral universe’ bends toward justice, despite Trump nominees
WASHINGTON – It may be hard to believe in this age of hyper-partisanship but President Trump has somehow managed to…
Bill Straub: ‘The hour of reckoning is coming,’ and it should, for the imposter at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
Steve Schmidt, the Republican strategist who grew up a stone’s throw from my New Jersey hometown and has broken with…
Mitch McConnell: Why fighting opioid epidemic is necessary, and why we must fight back
The pain of the opioid epidemic continues to ravage communities across the country – especially here in Kentucky. For years,…
McConnell visit to the Florence Rotary includes discussion about tax reform, health care and tweeting
By Mark Hansel NKyTribune managing editor Health care, tax reform and President Trump’s tweets were among the topics U.S. Senate…
KY’s Kelly Knight Craft, ‘proven advocate for national interests,’ named Ambassador to Canada
The U.S. Senate has confirmed Kelly Knight Craft of Lexington to be Ambassador to Canada. She was nominated by Pres….
Bill Straub: Stance of Pruitt, Trump, McConnell on global warming issue does a disservice to the nation
WASHINGTON – Apparently they don’t offer course work in science or mathematics at Lafayette High School and Georgetown College, two…
Bill Straub: McConnell sees Trump budget as ‘progress,’ but it’s at the expense of the have-nots
WASHINGTON – Senate Republican Leader Mitch “Root ‘n Branch’’ McConnell has had almost nothing to say about the hullaballoo surrounding…
Rural Blog: Trump’s budget proposal contains major Medicaid cuts; passage in House doubtful
President Trump’s budget proposal, which was released Tuesday and will cut Medicaid by more than $800 billion over 10 years,…
Bill Straub: Trump’s handling of Comey, Russian investigation no joke — it’s a developing tragedy
WASHINGTON – Rep. James Comer, quickly earning his lackey credentials as he soars toward the top of the Republican’s party-before-country…
Jamie Vaught: Potential summer reading includes looks at Summitt, Reagan, 2016 presidential run
Summer vacation is just around the corner and most of us are planning relaxing trips to the mountains or beach….
Bill Straub: Trump’s tent didn’t expand the GOP electorate; it’s white voters who are the difference
WASHINGTON – To be honest, I don’t watch Saturday Night Live any longer. The only thing that will keep me…
Bill Straub: ‘Root and Branch’ McConnell manages to take both sides of an issue when it suits his purpose
WASHINGTON – Senate Republican Leader Mitch “Root and Branch’’ McConnell is very much like one of those troubled volunteer fireman…