KY Rep. Hal Rogers Apologizes to OH Rep. for Telling Her to ‘Kiss My Ass’ During Mask Dispute
Congressman Hal Rogers, R-Somerset, is apologizing after a dispute in the subway system of the United States Capitol over masking. Democratic U.S. Rep. Joyce Beatty, of Ohio, told reporters Tuesday Rogers poked her in the back and told her to “kiss my ass,” when she asked him to wear a mask on the underground Capitol...
Craig Greenberg Adds to Endorsement List From Metro Council
LOUISVILLE – On the fourth floor of the hip Butchertown Market in the Butchertown neighborhood of Louisville, Craig Greenberg’s campaign highlighted their latest coup in the race for Mayor of Louisville. Greenberg, 47, appeared on Tuesday at his campaign HQ with several members of the Louisville Metro Council who endorsed the candidate in the May...
Congressman Yarmuth Endorses Morgan McGarvey to Succeed Him
Eight-term Louisville Congressman John Yarmuth is stepping down from his seat, and he wants state Sen. Morgan McGarvey to replace him in the nation’s Capitol. Yarmuth officially endorsed McGarvey in the Democratic primary for the seat during a press conference on Monday morning. Late last year, Yarmuth told reporters he did not intend to endorse...
KY GOP Chairman & Members Skip RNC Vote Declaring Jan. 6 ‘Legitimate Political Discourse’
Three Kentuckians with a vote at the Republican National Committee did not take part in a voice vote to censure two Republicans, U.S. Reps. Liz Cheney, of Wyoming, and Adam Kinzinger, of Illinois, because of their involvement in a Congressional investigation of the Jan. 6 raid of the U.S. Capitol. Republican Party Chairman Mac Brown,...
McConnell: Time to End COVID State of Emergency
U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, is calling for lives to return to normal after “after two years on this hellish highway.” Speaking from the floor of the U.S. Senate on Wednesday, McConnell said we’re reaching the off-ramp as the virus “appears to be heading endemic.” “Seventy percent of Americans agree with the statement,...
Top Kentucky House Primary Races to Watch
As the Kentucky House maps are being contested by Democrats in Court the field has been set, and filing day has come to a close. There are several hotly contested races this primary season on both sides of the aisle, including several open-seat elections and multiple incumbents facing off. Here is the current Kentucky Fried...
Booker Pleads for Donations: ‘I Get the Cynicism’
A day after posting dismal fundraising numbers Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Charles Booker is seeking to calm his base and ask for donations. The former state Representative pleaded on Twitter with a personal note, telling his supporters he understands their cynicism. “Hear me out. I get the cynicism, but we truly can beat Rand Paul,”...
RPK Names Sean Southard New Comms Director
The Republican Party of Kentucky has tapped Sean Southard to be its new director of communications. Republican Party Chairman Mac Brown said he is excited to welcome Southard to the organization. “Sean is known as an outstanding communicator and his strategic abilities will greatly enhance RPK’s team,” Brown said. “All Kentucky Republicans will benefit from...
Rand Paul Raises Nearly $4 Million in Final Quarter of 2021
UPDATED: U.S. Sen. Rand Paul’s re-election campaign announced on Monday they have raised $3.8 million for Kentucky’s junior Senator’s 2022 re-election campaign in the final quarter of 2021. The fundraising haul brings Paul’s total raised to $14 million throughout the entire year and leaves him with $8 million cash on hand, according to his campaign....