Mitch McConnell: Delivering tax reform won’t be an easy process, but it will move Kentucky forward
Speaking with a group in Louisville, U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin discussed the single most important action we can take…
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Bill Straub: Never popular with Democrats, McConnell now facing critics from the right as well
WASHINGTON – Senate Republican Leader Mitch “Root ‘n Branch’’ McConnell, who has contributed more to the noxious political divide that…
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….
McConnell delays vote on GOP health bill until after break; measure needs support of Democrats
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell delayed a vote on Republican senators’ health bill Tuesday, saying it needed redrafting to get…
Senate confirms Kentucky federal judge Thapar to serve on the 6th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today The Senate has confirmed a federal judge from Kentucky to serve on the 6th Circuit…
Bill Straub: Given yet another chance to be a statesman, McConnell chooses party over country
WASHINGTON – A few months back, when word about the Trump administration’s all-too-close ties to the Kremlin started percolating, Sen….
Mitch McConnell: Stream Buffer Rule put coal-related jobs at risk; friend in White House changed that
As the Obama administration packed its boxes and prepared to leave office, the former president took a parting shot at…
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…
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]…
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:…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
Letter to the Editor: Bill Adkins says extremists in House, now emulated in Senate, diminish Congress
The gridlock in this current Congress and with Mitch McConnell as Majority Leader is a direct consequence of Republicans in…