Leader’s new senior political reporter, will cover Mitch McConnell, Andy Barr, Rand Paul and Kentucky’s other members of ...

A number of Kentucky politicians are already eying Sen. Mitch McConnell's soon-to-be-open Senate seat. McConnell, 83, announced Thursday he would not run for reelection when his current term ...

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The dominoes started falling soon after U.S. Rep. Andy Barr said he's running for Senate, as state Rep. Ryan Dotson said he'll run to replace him.

Could Alison Lundergan Grimes make a political comeback? Some in Kentucky politics seem to think it’s possible.

Former Republican Leader Mitch McConnell is casting a long shadow over the race to succeed him — but not in the way the state ...

He's the second high-profile Republican to announce he's running, joining former Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron, the GOP's 2023 gubernatorial nominee. Lexington businessman Nate Morris has ...

Nearly 30 Kentucky senators signed the letter asking for Real ID enforcement to be delayed from its May 7 enforcement date.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Community leaders across Kentucky are mourning the death of Pope Francis, who served as the head of the Catholic Church for the past 12 years. Francis, 88, born Jorge Mario ...

The current deadline is May 7, when everyone will need a REAL ID, passport or military ID to board commercial flights or enter some federal buildings. On Wednesday, 28 Kentucky Senators announced ...

McConnell announced he would not seek reelection in 2026. As such, a handful of Kentucky politicians are eying the seat. Following an event to launch his U.S. Senate campaign in Richmond Tuesday ...