‘Fog of war’: Kentucky Republicans brace for potential 3-way race for US Senate in 2026
Mitch McConnell hasn’t said he’s leaving yet - but that isn’t stopping behind-the-scenes jockeying among likely contenders.
If McConnell leaves office early, who picks the nominees in a special Senate election?
Kentucky Democratic and Republican insiders would get to pick nominees for U.S. Senate if a sitting member were to leave ...
Senate 2026: Who’s in, who’s out, and who’s on the fence for reelection
Political handicappers like the Cook Political Report and Sabato’s Crystal Ball are predicting that Democrats have few opportunities to claw back the majority.
Kentucky has a new law on filling US Senate vacancies. Here's how it works
Sen. Mitch McConnell has said he will finish his term, but his fall Wednesday sparked questions about the process for filling ...
GOP Rep. Andy Barr to run for Mitch McConnell's Senate seat, though McConnell hasn't said he's retiring
McConnell is up for reelection in 2026, and he has not said whether he plans to run again for an eighth Senate term.
Shame on Republicans for trying to remove Beshear’s name from state welcome signs | Letters
Instead of trying to help people, Republican lawmakers are focused on stupid things like removing the governor's name from ...
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Analysis: McConnell voted against 3 Trump cabinet picks. Does it matter?
Former Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell broke ranks with Donald Trump on three controversial cabinet picks. But all three ...
Barr says his decision to run for Senate will be 'independent' of whether McConnell runs for re-election
EXCLUSIVE: Republican Rep. Andy Barr’s decision on whether to run for U.S. Senate in Kentucky will be made "independent of the decisions that others make, including Sen. Mitch McConnell," he told Fox ...
Kentucky lawmaker points to Biden pardons as reason to limit governor powers
A Kentucky lawmaker is hoping his quest to limit the pardon powers of governors in his state has gotten a jolt of momentum ...
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After confirmation votes, Trump’s offensive against McConnell gets uglier
In fact, in 2017, he looked at the Kentucky Republican as someone who would ... After Trump’s defeat in the 2020 elections, the relationship deteriorated further: Trump condemned McConnell ...