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Kentucky Republicans help Trump tear down the system
When U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell voted not to convict Donald Trump of impeachment for inciting the Jan. 6 insurrection, which he nevertheless blamed on Trump, he excused himself in...
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Pledging allegiance to their corrupt commander, KY Republicans quickly kneel to convicted felon
For a literary, nonpolitical project, I recently had to reread Margaret Atwood’s 1985 novel and re-watch the Hulu TV series of “The Handmaid’s Tale,” a dystopian story about a...
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Kentuckians in Congress react to Trump verdict
Republicans in Kentucky’s congressional delegation have denounced the guilty verdicts against former President Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee for president, while the lone Democrat said the New York...
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What’s next for Kentucky’s Liberty Republicans?
Liberty Republicans see good signs for their movement in Kentucky after most of their incumbents won in Tuesday’s primary and a couple of challengers defeated more establishment-type GOP lawmakers....
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Kentucky presidential, congressional returns
Kentucky voters provided no surprises or upsets in primaries for national office. Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden carried the top of the ticket. Democrats in the 6th...
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Al Cross handicaps Kentucky’s political field
Welcome, Derby visitors! Here’s our annual handicapping of Kentucky’s political horses amid the pageantry of the 150th iteration of America’s oldest continuously held sporting event. The political star of...