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,…
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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,…
Tom Block: The Republicans have a dilemma — and biggest problem is their voters may just stay home
After the victory by Senator Ted Cruz in Wisconsin and his weekend success in Colorado, it is becoming more apparent…
Lewis Donohue: Republican party has gotten just what it has asked for — and has McConnell to thank
“For they sow the wind and they shall reap the whirlwind.” — Hosea 8:7 As it becomes more and more…
Sen. McConnell issues statement on the passing of Nancy Reagan
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., issued the following statement regarding the passing of Nancy Davis Reagan: “Elaine and…
Northern Kentucky Streetcar Committee members return from D.C. optimistic about study funding
Northern Kentucky Streetcar Committee Chair Ian Budd and Newport City Commissioner Beth Fennell traveled to Washington D.C. last week to…
Mike Farrell: A rational discussion, please, about Supreme Court appointment (it’s a two-step process)
The country now has had an opportunity to mourn the death of Antonin Scalia, who served his country for nearly…
Bill Straub: With favorite son out of the race, it will be interesting to see who wins state GOP caucus
WASHINGTON – The Kentucky Republican presidential caucus – Copyright 2016, Sen. Rand Paul, All Rights Reserved – is around the…
Brad Woodhouse: Do your jobs, McConnell and Paul, fill Supreme Court vacancy, preserve Constitution
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Republican presidential hopefuls have wasted no time politicizing the death of U.S. Supreme Court…
KFB group heads to D.C.; will present list of priority issues to Kentucky’s Congressional Delegation
Kentucky Farm Bureau’s (KFB) volunteer leaders will head to Washington, D.C., next week with their list of 2016 national priority…
Bill Straub: McConnell may have won the politics, but not when it came to blocking Obama’s agenda
WASHINGTON – The second session of the 114th Congress just underway presents the American public with a final look –…
Bill Straub: McConnell, Paul stubbornly ignore facts while pushing ahead efforts to dismantle Obamacare
WASHINGTON – Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell and Sen. Rand Paul often seem to possess a sense of humor that…
Mitch McConnell: Senate accomplishments that meant significant wins for Kentuckians
Last year, voters chose to end the dysfunction in Washington. They elected a Republican Senate to advance a common-sense agenda,…
Bill Straub: Light at the end of the bridge for Brent Spence, thanks to just about everyone but Massie
May I rise on a point of personal privilege to discuss, briefly, something I’ve been doing on-and-off for more than…
Bill Straub: With no real political principles, Mitch McConnell is simply focused on one thing — winning
WASHINGTON – Ya gotta love Mitch McConnell. Really. The Senate Republican Leader from Louisville has for decades been one of…
Kentucky receives nearly $1m a year for next four years to combat prescription drug abuse, heroin
The Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has announced that the Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research…
Commentary: Senate’s long-term highway authorization bill is good news for Kentucky
By Sen. Mitch McConnell Special to KyForward While Kentucky has a strong network of interstates, highways and parkways, it’s obvious…
Bill Straub: It’s time for McConnell, Paul and others to stop playing politics with women’s health
Members of an anti-abortion organization, The Center for Medical Progress, played dress-up recently, posing as representatives of a biotech firm…
Tom Block: Name calling could have been avoided if Cruz learned from McConnell how the Senate works
Last week there was an unusual breakdown in decorum in the U.S. Senate, when Texas Senator, and Presidential candidate, Ted…