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McConnell concedes farm bill will be late; Stabenow eyes year-end - Roll Call

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell acknowledges what had become increasingly likely: Congress won’t pass a farm bill by Sept. 30.

Roll Call · Aug 24, 2023

U.S. ‘Drug Czar’ comes to southeastern Kentucky, praises growing nonprofit

A little after noon in downtown Manchester, traffic is light in the Clay County seat. Clay County High School seniors enrolled in a dual credit program are in a place you might not expect any 17-year-olds to be: the public library. They know the nation’s drug czar is in town.…

WEKU · Aug 23, 2023

U.S. ‘Drug Czar’ comes to southeastern Kentucky

The nation’s drug czar was in southeastern Kentucky Thursday to discuss the battle against opioids, fentanyl and other dangerous drugs.

WEKU · Aug 17, 2023

People have a right to know if aging politicians are physically, mentally fit

We need to have a national conversation about measuring elected officials’ physical and mental-brain health, balancing the public’s right to know with the person’s right to privacy.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 12, 2023

Kentucky governor's efforts to help storm-ravaged towns may dilute GOP advantage in rural areas

The time Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, a Democrat, has spent helping disaster-stricken places in the state like Mayfield rebuild could be a key to his reelection bid against Republican challenger Daniel Cameron, the state’s attorney general

The Independent UK · Aug 10, 2023

Unlike 2018, Rosendale putting space between himself McConnell

Mitch McConnell raised money for Matt Rosendale in 2018, but now the Montana Republican says the Senate GOP leader is part of the “DC cartel.”

Roll Call · Aug 9, 2023

Senator Dianne Feinstein hospitalized after falling in her home

California senator, 90, was only in hospital for ‘an hour or two’, spokesperson told the Chronicle

The Guardian - US · Aug 9, 2023

At Fancy Farm, old jabs at McConnell take on new meaning amid health concerns

Sen. Mitch McConnell is no stranger to the jabs and digs spewed at Kentucky's iconic political event. But this year's calls to retire come amid growing concerns over his health and age.

WEKU · Aug 7, 2023

Mitch McConnell heckled at Kentucky event with chants of ‘retire’ after freezing episode

The calls for him to retire come after just over one week after a concerning episode where the 81-year-old froze in the middle of a press conference

The Independent UK · Aug 7, 2023

Trump calls for Senate to save him from indictment as he claims Democrats ‘have something on Mitch McConnell’

Ex-president calls for Senate to interfere in DoJ’s prosecutions while inflaming intra-party tensions

The Independent UK · Aug 6, 2023