OP-Ed – Bill Straub: House advances impeachment as Comer’s own questionable dealings come to light
If Diogenes the Cynic, lamp in hand, enters the chamber of the U.S. House of Representatives today looking for an…
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Op-Ed – Bill Straub: Comer’s unrelenting quest to undo Biden curtailed by one pesky detail — the facts
It’s quite simple, really. Given his ongoing craven attempt to impeach President Biden with nothing to back him up, any…
KY House impeaches Commonwealth’s attorney in first action to remove elected official since 1991
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today The Kentucky House unanimously approved a resolution containing three articles of impeachment against Ronnie Lee…
Bill Straub: Some things you can count on, and Rand Paul is proceeding in his true, maskless form
You can always count on the sun to rise in the east and set in the west. You can always…
Bill Straub: Leadership AWOL, ghost of Lincoln looms, future of Republican Party hangs in balance
Reports about the impending death of the Republican Party are, as Twain once remarked about his own alleged demise, an…
Bill Straub: Impeachment of Trump, as McConnell surprises with apparent approval and maneuvering
Now that President Donald J. Trump, aka Loser, has been impeached for an unprecedented second time – not the sort…
Trump impeached by House, 232-197; McConnell says Senate trial can’t be set before inauguration
Staff report Ten Republicans in the U.S. House sided with Democrats to impeach President Donald Trump 232-197 for inciting the…
Impeachment committee hearing case of Kenton County Family Court Judge Dawn Gentry
By TOM LATEK Kentucky Today FRANKFORT, Ky. (KT) – A special House Impeachment Committee is taking up the matter of…
Bill Straub: Something isn’t exactly clear; layers of wrongdoing were peeled back, facts didn’t matter
When Stephen Stills penned the lyrics to “For What It’s Worth,’’ declaring, “There’s something happening here but what it is…
Bill Straub: Which side are you on? Who you going to believe? Sounds like the start of a sad song
There’s an old labor song emanating out of the Harlan County Wars of the 1930s, popularized by the great Pete…
Bill Straub: Making a hash of impeachment hearings — and of country; thanks McConnell, Barr and Paul
It’s no secret that Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell has made a hash of the impeachment proceedings against President Donald…
Bill Straub: The whole world is watching the ‘dive,’ but that’s the way it goes in McConnell’s world
America hasn’t witnessed a dive like this since Sonny Liston kissed the canvas after that infamous “phantom punch’’ from a…
Bill Straub: Where is the line drawn on reprehensible conduct? After Sondland testimony, where is honor?
It’s kind of like the old joke, “Well, besides that, Mrs. Lincoln, how did you like the play?” For many…
Bill Straub: Sen. Rand Paul cuddles up to Trumpism using the oldest, lamest excuse — everybody does it
Sen. Rand Paul appears to be joining other members of the flock in an exodus from the once-grand, old Republican…
Bill Straub: Argue the facts when you have them; when you don’t, pound the table. And so they do
There’s an old bromide often circulated among lawyers in just about any courthouse you might happen upon in any part…
Mitch McConnell, Rand Paul touch on impeachment issue in speeches to Federalist Society in Frankfort
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today Both of Kentucky’s U.S. Senators weighed in on the impeachment inquiry involving President Donald Trump…
Al Cross: As political earthquake shakes Washington, how will it tilt Kentucky’s political landscape?
A political earthquake is shaking Washington. How will it tilt Kentucky’s political landscape? The quick and easy answer – and…
Bill Straub: Standing ready to protect Constitution, John Yarmuth stands out in congressional delegation
Rep. John Yarmuth has to be one of the loneliest guys in the nation’s capital. Since he was elected to…
Bill Straub: Worth it or not, the time is coming for decisions to be made and it has to be right
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi created a bit of a stir in political circles this week when she told The Washington…
Bill Straub: Mitch McConnell is in an uncomfortable spot (and he did vote to impeach Clinton)
Senate Republican Leader Mitch “Root-‘n-Branch’’ McConnell said a lot the other day by saying nothing. Asked by a reporter at…