KFP 4 Pack: Did Comer Commit a felony? Plus, Millions already spent in KY Governors Race
Did James Comer admit to committing a felony during Kentucky’s 2015 GOP primary race for governor? In a recent profile in the New York Times, Kentucky Congressman James Comer essentially admitted to possessing a server stolen from an attorney married to a GOP rival during the 2015 race for governor. Eight years ago, a Kentucky...
Mitch McConnell Hospitalized After Fall at Washington D.C. Hotel
U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, has been hospitalized after tripping at a Washington D.C. hotel, according to his press secretary. The 81-year old Kentucky senator fell after a dinner, according to the spokesman who later shared McConnell is being treated for a concussion. “Leader McConnell tripped at a dinner event Wednesday evening and...
Al Cross: McConnell campaigns hard for more military support of Ukraine
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell has become one of the most outspoken advocates of stronger support for Ukraine, even as his party displays a deeper split on the issue. McConnell made his position clear last Friday at the Munich Security Conference, repeatedly calling for accelerating and expanding military aid to Ukraine. “I think we ought...
Sen. McConnell & Paul: Americans have a different view of the State of the Union
Kentucky Senators Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul had decidedly partisan views of the state of the nation after President Biden’s Tuesday address during a joint session of Congress. U.S. Senate Republican Leader McConnell said Americans view the direction of our nation much differently than the president. “I was looking at a survey today that said...
Al Cross: For better or worse, McConnell is consequential
The contrast was stark in the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday. The east side was chaos, as the new, thin Republican majority in the House of Representatives failed to elect a speaker, the prerequisite for doing any other business. The west side was calm and comity, as Democrats kept nominal control of the Senate and its...
McConnell Makes History Becoming Longest Serving Party Leader in Senate
As the 118th Congress came to order Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell made history as the longest serving party leader in the United States Senate. “The greatest honor of my career is representing the Commonwealth of Kentucky in this chamber and fighting for my fellow Kentuckians,” McConnell said on Tuesday. “But the second-greatest honor is the...
Brent Spence Bridge Corridor Project Awarded More Than $1.6 Billion in Federal Grants
News Release: FRANKFORT, Ky. (Dec. 29, 2022) – Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell announced today that the Brent Spence Bridge Corridor Project was awarded federal funding grants worth more than $1.6 billion, giving the landmark bridge and corridor project the green light to move toward construction....
John Yarmuth: “I won’t miss everything about the Circus”
U.S. Rep. John Yarmuth, D-Kentucky, wrapped up a 16-year Congressional career with a final speech from the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday. “I won’t miss everything about the circus, and I will miss many, but not all of the clowns,” Yarmuth said. Yarmuth looked back on his time in Congress with...
Rand Paul Runs Ad Showing Charles Booker Calling to Defund Police
U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Kentucky, is targeting his Democratic challenger in the weeks leading up to Election Day in Kentucky. Paul, who is seeking a third 6-year term in the United States Senate, is on television across the commonwealth with a new ad featuring his opponent Charles Booker, in his own words, advocating to defund...