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,...
McConnell May Not Have Many Moves When it Comes to Replacing Justice Breyer
U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is a grandmaster at political chess with Supreme Court nominations, but the latest announced retirement may leave the Kentucky senator with few options on the board. U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, one of three remaining liberal justices, will be leaving the bench after 27 years on the Court...
Unvaccinated KY Congressman Tests Positive for COVID With ‘Mild Symptoms’
Outspoken Republican Congressman Thomas Massie has tested positive for COVID he told followers on social media Thursday morning. The Northern Kentucky U.S. Representative is not vaccinated, and has taken a hard line against COVID vaccinations, mask mandates, and proof of vaccines to access restaurants. Massie took to Twitter to tell followers he tested positive for...
Results From KY 2019 Gov. Election Included in PowerPoint Plan to Overturn 2020 Election
A PowerPoint presentation dated one day before Jan. 6 rioting at the U.S. Capitol details the ways the Trump administration intended to contest the 2020 Presidential Election results, including calling into question Gov. Andy Beshear’s narrow victory over former Republican Gov. Matt Bevin. Former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows turned over the 38-page...
Gov. Beshear Orders KY Flags to Half-Staff in Honor of Bob Dole
Flags in the bluegrass state will fly at half-staff until sunset on Thursday, Dec. 9, in honor of former U.S. Sen. Bob Dole, who died Sunday. Gov. Andy Beshear’s order comes after a proclamation from the White House ordering flags lowered at all public places, military posts, and naval stations as a mark of respect...
Federal Judge Halts Healthcare Worker Vaccination Mandate After Multi-State Lawsuit
A Louisiana federal judge has temporarily halted a vaccine mandate for healthcare workers across the nation after 13 states including Kentucky filed suit against the regulation. Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron joined the suit led by Republican Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry to block an emergency regulation from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services...
Former Congressman Larry Hopkins Passes at 88
Former Kentucky U.S. Rep. Larry Hopkins passed away on Tuesday at the age of 88. Hopkins stunned Kentucky politics in 1978 winning the 6th Congressional District, a feat not performed by a Republican in the previous half-century with the district under Democratic control. Hopkins held the district for 14 years, until 1993. He served as...
Filing Watch: Gossip From the Northern Kentucky Congressional Race, and more in the Juice Bar
NEWS OF THE DAY: It might be worth watching the happenings in Northern Kentucky this election cycle. Fourth District Congressman THOMAS MASSIE, a Republican, has yet to file to seek another term in office. Rumors circulated that Massie did not want to seek another term in 2020, and that he was going to withdraw his...