Bill Straub: There’s Trump and his ‘Mini-Me’ Bevin — but one of them benefits from distance
WASHINGTON – Unlike Superman and Clark Kent, President Trump (good golly!) and Kentucky Gov. Matt “Yosemite Sam’’ Bevin have been…
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Bill Straub: Think of all the great acts. Give big round of applause for McConnell, Paul and Trump?
In the past, we’ve had Laurel and Hardy, Burns and Allen, Abbott and Costello. Now we have McConnell and Trump….
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…
Bill Straub: When you don’t know anything, it is probably best to shut up and listen to those who do
Permit me to borrow a phrase that has been used consistently by Senate Republican Leader Mitch “Root-‘n-Branch’’ McConnell and any…
Bill Straub: McConnell is Trump’s primary enabler as the walls come trumbling down around the President
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell is so smitten with the idea that he’s playing “the long game” in politics that…
Bill Straub: Trump Derangement Syndrome aside, there are plenty of legitimate questions about Putin
To Sen. Rand Paul, it can all be chalked up to Trump Derangement Syndrome (TDS). The Republican lawmaker from Bowling…
Keven Moore: Inclusion of fire sprinkler provisions in Tax Cuts and Jobs Act will save many lives
On Dec. 22, 2017, President Trump signed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. The top individual tax rate dropped to…
Bill Straub: White House turned into ATM machine and other ugly stuff; McConnell’s getting fleas
Any attempt to pinpoint President Trump’s most grievous sin against the body politic is rather like picking out one particular…
Bill Straub: The ‘lone wolf’ joins the pack, as Rand Paul hands committee green light to Mike Pompeo
WASHINGTON – Back a little more than five years ago, Sen. Rand Paul marched onto the floor of the upper…
Quarles says president’s infrastructure proposal would address needs of Kentucky, other rural states
An infrastructure proposal unveiled by the Trump Administration would address the needs of Kentucky and other rural states and give…
Two more Kentuckians, Steven Gardner and Mike Duncan, nominated for Trump administration posts
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today Two more Kentuckians have been nominated for posts in the administration of President Donald J….
Bevin participates in prisoner re-entry summit in D.C., says prisoner’s need to be assimilated into workforce
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today Gov. Matt Bevin met Thursday with Trump administration officials in what he described as a…
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…
Rural Blog: Trump maintains silence on expiring benefits for retired miners; deadline is April 28
President Trump has been vocal on his promise to “put our miners back to work” but has remained mum on…
Marcus Carey: The Trump Phenomenon of ‘hope and change’ and why it will likely make him President
There are few of us who have successfully avoided exposure to the Republican presidential nomination contest. In my case I…