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GOP Sen. Ron Johnson says he’s not sure McConnell photo with Chao is new
6+ hour, 20+ min ago (301+ words) by Max Rego 07/13/26 08:55 PM ET The Wisconsin Republican noted he has not spoken to McConnell, hopes he can recover and will “come back and vote” in line with President Trump’s agenda. Later Monday, Johnson backtracked from his remarks to Bolling....
Mitch McConnell owes public transparency amid prolonged hospital stay
4+ day, 12+ hour ago (281+ words) by Lindsey Granger, opinion contributor 07/09/26 02:22 PM ET Here’s a statement that should not be partisan: If we pay your salary, you owe us the truth about why you’ve vanished. Mitch McConnell has not cast a vote since June 11. On June…...
Massie and Greene could help conservatism survive Trumpism
2+ week, 4+ day ago (338+ words) by Kevin Igoe, opinion contributor 06/25/26 09:00 AM ET In a little noticed item in the New York Times on May 27, it was reported that recently defeated Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) and his wife had met up in Costa Rica with former…...
Massie: ‘Dangerous when you shrink the tent’
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (383+ words) by Sarah Davis 05/20/26 04:14 PM ET Rep. Thomas Massie issued a warning to President Trump after losing in the Kentucky Republican primary for his seat on Tuesday evening to a challenger endorsed by the president. “I think it’s dangerous when you…...
Hegseth joins Trump’s fight against Massie in major decorum break
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (763+ words) by Ellen Mitchell 05/18/26 06:19 PM ET Ed Gallrein, Republican congressional candidate for Kentucky, greets Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on stage during an America First Workers Special Event on May 18, 2026, in Hebron, Kentucky. In an unprecedented appearance by a Defense secretary, Pete…...
Thomas Massie smeared by GOP establishment; MAGA is with him!
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (94+ words) The Hill by Robby Soave, opinion contributor 05/18/26 01:26 PM ET Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) is fighting for his political life. Unfortunately, Trump is lashing out, and now this is becoming the most expensive congressional primary race in history, with almost $35 million…...
Rural America must lead the clean-tech energy revolution
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (541+ words) by William S. Becker, opinion contributor 05/18/26 08:00 AM ET In America’s farm country, springtime is carpeting croplands in green as far as the eye can see. These are challenging times for farmers, but nature is doing what it can. It is a…...
Trump turns eye to ‘disloyal’ Massie after Cassidy ouster
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (577+ words) President Trump has turned his eye toward Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) ahead of the lawmaker’s Tuesday primary after leading efforts to eject Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) from his seat. “Tom Massie of Kentucky, the worst and most unreliable Republican Congressman…...
Massie trails Trump-backed Gallrein in Kentucky House GOP primary: Poll
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (436+ words) by Max Rego 05/14/26 12:19 PM ET A new poll from Quantus Insights has Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) trailing challenger Ed Gallrein, just days before the May 19 Republican primary in Kentucky’s 4th Congressional District. The survey, conducted Monday and Tuesday, found that 48.3 percent…...
Rand Paul’s son apologizes for allegedly hurling antisemitic attacks at Lawler at Capitol Hill bar
2+ mon, 5+ hour ago (364+ words) by Sophie Brams and Tara Suter 05/13/26 05:59 PM ET Sen. Rand Paul’s (R-Ky.) son apologized on Wednesday after he reportedly slung antisemitic attacks at Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) at a bar in the Washington, D.C., neighborhood of Capitol Hill. “Last…...