U.S. Rep. Kevin Kiley, R-Roseville, was pleased that a bid to sell public lands was knocked out of the Big Beautiful Bill. ANNABELLE GORDON Sipa USA A last-ditch effort to allow sales of federal land ...

Sen. Rand Paul is attempting to quietly rally support for a strategy to oppose President Donald Trump’s tariffs on foreign imports, recently convening a meeting with a group of Senate Republicans, ...

Andy Barr isn’t even a declared U.S. Senate candidate, but a conservative Washington group has already tossed a shot across the bow, committing to oppose the Lexington congressman if he attempts to ...

Rep. James Comer quashed a motion by Democrats in the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday to subpoena billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk to answer questions about his unprecedented role in shrinking ...

The first meal consumed by President Donald Trump in his second term featured Angus rib eye, Chesapeake crab cake and Minnesota apples. And the gift bag to go at his inaugural presidential lunch ...

Mitch McConnell’s fall this week in the U.S. Capitol — his fourth public health episode in the past 21 months — is spurring fresh calls from Republicans for his resignation and underscores the ...

Jul 30, 2024; Washington, DC, USA; Senate Homeland Security Committee Ranking Member Rand Paul, R-Ky., is seen before Ronald L. Rowe, Jr, Acting Director of the U.S. Secret Service and Paul Abbate, ...

In our Reality Check stories, Herald-Leader journalists dig deeper into questions over facts, consequences and accountability. Read more. Story idea? hlcityregion@herald-leader.com. If Thomas Massie ...

Rep. James Comer easily won reelection Tuesday night to represent Kentucky’s 1st District, a district that sprawls from West Kentucky up to the commonwealth’s capital city of Frankfort. Comer defeated ...

Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz will travel to Kentucky on Wednesday for a campaign event less than two weeks from Election Day 2024. The Minnesota governor is slated for a 5 p.m.

New revelations of Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell’s private thoughts on former President Donald Trump reveal a vivid picture of disdain for a man he continues to publicly support. McConnell ...

It’s the Monday morning after the second attempt on Donald Trump’s life and Scott Jennings is seated inside a climate-controlled CNN studio on the west side of Manhattan ready to stand as a vessel for ...