Bill Straub: From dangerous windbag to beauty, Paul’s view of Trump has evolved since primary battle
WASHINGTON – Sen. Rand Paul is, as the famous line from Oliver Stone’s JFK put it, “a mystery wrapped in…
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Kentucky Farm Bureau volunteer leaders headed to nation’s capital with list of national priority issues
Kentucky Farm Bureau’s (KFB) volunteer leaders continue the organization’s grassroots policy development process this month as they head to Washington,…
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…
Election, U.S. Senate Part II: Incumbent Rand Paul on why he should remain your U.S. Senator
The NKyTribune invited both candidates for the U.S. Senate from Kentucky to make his case for why he deserves your…
Election, U.S. Senate Part I: Lexington Mayor Jim Gray on why he should be Kentucky’s U.S. Senator
The NKyTribune invited both candidates for the U.S. Senate from Kentucky to make his case for why he deserves your…
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: 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…
Kelley Paul, wife of Sen. Rand Paul, to speak at joint meeting of Republican women on June 24
The Kenton County Republican Women’s Club and Boone County Republican women’s Club are jointly sponsoring a luncheon featuring Kelley Paul,…
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,…
KyCIR: Kentucky Democrats opening wallets, grabbing momentum for 2016 Presidential election
By James McNair Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting Six months of heated competition by their presidential candidates led Republicans in…
Sen. Rand Paul to speak at Northern Kentucky Forum town hall at Gateway CTC Urban Center Friday
The Northern Kentucky Forum is hosting a town hall conversation Friday with Sen. Rand Paul, R-KY, as part of the…
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…
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…
KyCIR: Rand Paul, now out of race, was winner among Kentucky donors to presidential campaigns
By James McNair Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting For all the popularity of Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders and…
Bill Straub: Brokered convention appears to be the likeliest outcome for the GOP Presidential race
WASHINGTON – By now you’re sick to death — and who wouldn’t be — of hearing about the results of…
Tom Block: With Paul out of the Republican Presidential race, where will the libertarians go?
With Rand Paul leaving the Presidential field, and the first votes have been cast in the very competitive Republican race,…
Bill Straub: It’s not just hard to find a path to the White House for Sen. Rand Paul – it’s impossible
WASHINGTON – Sen. Rand Paul, the man who would be president, is not handling the alienation of affections from Republican…
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…