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….
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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…
Bill Straub: To no one’s surprise, under GOP health plan, the rich get richer and the poor get poorer
WASHINGTON – If, as Forrest Gump’s mom was fond of saying, “Stupid is as stupid does,’’ there is a whole…
Former Gov. Beshear to give party response to President Trump’s speech to Congress tonight
Former Gov. Steve Beshear will give his party’s response to President Donald Trump’s speech to Congress Tuesday night, “highlighting the…
Bill Straub: From dangerous windbag to beauty, Paul’s view of Trump has evolved since primary battle
WASHINGTON – Sen. Rand Paul is, as the famous line from Oliver Stone’s JFK put it, “a mystery wrapped in…
Jamie Vaught: Books on Obama, 2016 Presidential race among recommended reading offerings
This is the second of a two-part series on recently-published nonfiction books. Spring is still more than a month away…
Bill Straub: Focusing on results and not the theatrics, McConnell thinks Trump is doing just fine
WASHINGTON – It took that great philosopher, John Matuszak, to sum up in a single thought what makes America great….
Gov. Bevin participates in National Prayer Breakfast; event includes more than 4,000 government leaders
Gov. Matt Bevin today joined President Donald Trump and federal, state and local government leaders from across the country in…
Commentary: Marches, Planned Parenthood and balanced reporting on what’s really significant
By Richard Nelson Special to NKyTribune It’s been a week of marches and protests and major policy shifts, but in…
Bill Straub: Despite host of critics, Obama will go down as one of our most consequential presidents
LONDON – The man much of Kentucky loves to hate, a Kenyan pretender who openly worships Allah and has waged…
Bill Straub: Voters in Eastern Kentucky took a gamble on Trump — and may end up paying a steep price
WASHINGTON – It’s beginning to appear that many of the folks residing within the always-stunning hills and hollows of Eastern…
Bill Straub: Kentucky native Pruitt in position to carry out Trump’s environmental dirty work
WASHINGTON – Kentucky has quite admirably endeavored over the past 30 years or so to transform its once moribund system…
Bill Straub: McConnell again placed party above country following election interference by Russia
WASHINGTON – It was some time in early 1987, as I recollect through the haze of almost 30 years, and…
Bill Straub: Bevin’s political future could be behind his late-blooming support of Trump
WASHINGTON – Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin sometimes comes across like Frank Burns in the old, long-running M*A*S*H* television show. He…
Bill Straub: Chao as transportation secretary could place McConnell in a bind over infrastructure
WASHINGTON – President-elect Donald J. Trump’s (Egad!) vow to “drain the swamp’’ that is the nation’s capital was thought to…
Bill Straub: Placing party above country, McConnell will now face the reality of a President Trump
WASHINGTON – So, exactly who was that man with a plastered-on grin trailing Donald J. Trump like a labradoodle as…