Kentuckians for Commonwealth delivers petitions to McConnell’s NKY office, urging help for coal miners
Kentuckians looking to U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell to help take care of coal miners, their families and their communities before…
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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…
Sen. McConnell in Northern Kentucky to explain benefits of region’s recent HIDTA designation
By Mark Hansel NKyTribune managing editor U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell was in Northern Kentucky Friday to discuss the…
Bill Straub: When it comes to Trump’s baseless charges of vote rigging, McConnell is oddly silent
WASHINGTON – If you happen to bump into Judge Crater or Jimmy Hoffa over the next few days you might…
Bill Straub: As bad as Trump has been, GOP is likely to survive and thrive even after potential debacle
WASHINGTON – Kentucky’s elected Republicans are showing why none of their members can expect to be included in any future…
Bill Straub: If you find the present state of American politics deplorable, you have McConnell to thank
WASHINGTON – It’s been 10 years since Mitch McConnell stepped up to become the Republican leader in the U.S. Senate,…
Bill Straub: McConnell’s effort to put Senate back to work doesn’t include passing clean Zika bill
WASHINGTON – During the waning days of the summer congressional recess, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell could be found doing…
KyCIR: Whitfield resigns from U.S. House seat — here’s recap of controversy around him
U.S. Rep. Ed Whitfield is resigning from office next week, four months before his term ends. Whitfield, an 11-term congressman…
First District Congressman Whitfield announces resignation, special election to be held to fill seat
First District Congressman Ed Whitfield has submitted his resignation to Gov. Matt Bevin and will leave office officially on Sept….
Bill Straub: Edelen, Jones try to clean up Democrats’ mess with launch of New Kentucky Project
WASHINGTON – The late Raymond Overstreet, former Republican state representative from Liberty, a beloved figure in Frankfort, used to tell…
Bill Straub: McConnell doesn’t even have the good sense to be embarrassed by his uncouth behavior
WASHINGTON – After 35 years of stonewalling legislation and plotting like Iago to move up the congressional food chain, Senate…
Fancy Farm M.C. Scott Jennings: His remarks introducing Kentucky’s long-time political ritual
Text of Scott Jennings introduction to Fancy Farm program: Thank you Mark and Father Venters, and welcome, everyone to the…
Bill Straub: McConnell, other GOP leaders appear to be stuck with Trump … no matter what
WASHINGTON – Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell is learning that you can’t be just a little bit pregnant. Touring the…
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell in NKY talking about CARA, also addresses Trump, terrorism
By Mark Hansel NKyTribune managing editor U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell was at the Northern Kentucky Area Development District…
Mitch McConnell: ‘New normal’ under Republican Senate leadership is good news for American people
One newspaper recently declared that the Senate ‘has settled into a new normal’ under Republican leadership, ‘passing bills at [a]…
Bill Straub: With control of the Senate on the line, McConnell won’t admit Trump is what he is
WASHINGTON – Pity poor Mitch McConnell. No, really. The Republican National Convention gets underway in Cleveland next week and McConnell,…
Jamie Vaught: Plenty of new books available for serious political junkies’ summer reading
This is the second of a three-part series about recently-published nonfiction books for possible summer readings. — “The Long Game:…
Bill Straub: Sum of Trump’s missteps still not enough to shake McConnell’s blind support
WASHINGTON – There simply is no polite way to say this: Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell has endorsed, and wants…
Bill Straub: State Republican Congressional delegation changing tune in rush to support Trump
WASHINGTON – The great Tom Lehrer said it a long time ago: “Like lambs to the slaughter / they’re drinking…
Bill Straub: McConnell failed to spin his political magic, co-opt Tea Party wing of GOP in Senate
WASHINGTON – It’s now apparent that Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell has pulled what might be termed a Gregor Samsa,…