Kentuckian Todd Inman Confirmed by FL Senate to Role in DeSantis Administration
The Florida state Senate has confirmed Kentucky transplant J. Todd Inman to a position in the administration of Gov. Ron DeSantis. Inman was confirmed this week as the Secretary for the Florida Department of Management Services. In the role, Inman leads nearly 1,000 employees and oversees a $910 million budget that manages over $25 billion...
Rand Paul & Affiliated PAC Backs Rep. Cheney’s Opponent
U.S. Sen. Rand Paul is aligning with President Trump and offering his support to Rep. Liz Cheney’s Republican Congressional opponent in Wyoming. Paul issued a testimonial in support of Harriet Hageman, the former Wyoming national Republican committeewoman, via his affiliated Protect Freedom Super PAC on Monday. “I’ve stood strong against the mandates of Dr. Fauci,...
KY U.S. Sens. McConnell and Paul Blast State of the Union
Kentucky Republican U.S. Senators Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul kept to party lines in their response to Democratic President Joe Biden’s Tuesday night speech. McConnell bifurcated Biden’s speech into two parts, the conflict in Ukraine and the rest of the president’s agenda. Stopping short of praising the president, McConnell lauded the Ukrainians in their fight...
McConnell: ‘Don’t Hold Back’ on Sanctions Against Russia; Beshear Expects Gas Prices to Rise at Home
U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell says President Joe Biden should increase sanctions against Russia as they continue a full military invasion of neighboring Ukraine, which is the largest attack on a European country since World War II. “Ratchet the sanctions all the way up. Don’t hold any back,” McConnell said while in Louisville Thursday...
‘Jaw Dropping,’ McConnell Says of Quintez Brown Being Released on Bail
Many across Kentucky are expressing frustrations and outrage as the person who attempted to assassinate Democratic Louisville mayoral candidate Craig Greenberg was let out of jail on bond just days after the incident. U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell is the latest person to publicly decry the release of Quintez Brown, who has been charged...
Kelly Craft Flashback: Trudeau ‘Really Looks After the Working Class’
As the eyes of the world shift to Canada and the citizens rising up against pandemic restrictions, one Kentuckian worked alongside the Canadian prime minister who is now imposing emergency measures seen by conservatives as a “power grab” in an attempt to quell freedom convoys. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau issued a rarely-used Emergencies Act...
President Biden Appoints Amy McGrath to Naval Academy Board of Visitors
Former Democratic Kentucky House and Senate candidate Amy McGrath has a new gig thanks to the White House. McGrath has been appointed as a member of the Board of Visitors to the U.S. Naval Academy, the White House announced on Tuesday. The Kentuckian is a U.S. Naval Academy graduate who served as a Marine F/A-18...
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...
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...