U.S. Rep. Kevin Kiley, R-Roseville, was pleased that a bid to sell public lands was knocked out of the Big Beautiful Bill. ANNABELLE GORDON Sipa USA A last-ditch effort to allow sales of federal land ...

Andy Barr isn’t even a declared U.S. Senate candidate, but a conservative Washington group has already tossed a shot across the bow, committing to oppose the Lexington congressman if he attempts to ...

As the Trump administration makes good on its promise to arrest and deport hundreds of people in the country illegally, Kentucky’s junior senator is offering a solution for those who haven’t committed ...

After weeks of speculation, Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell voted Thursday to put Pete Hegseth on the brink of confirmation to become the nation’s next defense secretary. The procedural vote of 51-49 ...

In the span of 24 hours this week, Thomas Massie plotted legislative strategy with un-elected outsider Vivek Ramaswamy, outlined his opposition to Mike Johnson remaining speaker of the House and ...

Mitch McConnell’s fall this week in the U.S. Capitol — his fourth public health episode in the past 21 months — is spurring fresh calls from Republicans for his resignation and underscores the ...

Rep. James Comer met with Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy at the U.S. Capitol Thursday afternoon to discuss the duo’s plan to drastically reduce the size and scope of the federal government by $2 ...

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Jul 30, 2024; Washington, DC, USA; Senate Homeland Security Committee Ranking Member Rand Paul, R-Ky., is seen before Ronald L. Rowe, Jr, Acting Director of the U.S. Secret Service and Paul Abbate, ...

Kentuckians voted overwhelmingly for Donald Trump for the third time in eight years. But it was the highly engaged battleground states of Georgia, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and North Carolina that are ...

Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz will travel to Kentucky on Wednesday for a campaign event less than two weeks from Election Day 2024. The Minnesota governor is slated for a 5 p.m.

New revelations of Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell’s private thoughts on former President Donald Trump reveal a vivid picture of disdain for a man he continues to publicly support. McConnell ...