Kentucky

Alison Lundergan Grimes will challenge Mitch McConnell

"Kentucky is tired of a senior senator that has lost touch with Kentucky issues, voters and their values," she said

Jillian Rayfield Monday, Jul 1, 2013 7:51 PM UTC
Politics Alison Lundergan Grimes

Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr.: Detroit’s coming back!

The indie-pop band on their embattled hometown and why they refuse to take themselves too seriously VIDEO

The Weekly Feed Saturday, Jun 29, 2013 1:00 PM UTC
Entertainment Video, The Weekly Feed

Rand Paul’s code switching

Why the libertarian senator likes gay marriage one minute and hates it the next

Alex Seitz-Wald Friday, Jun 28, 2013 5:30 PM UTC 50
Politics Rand Paul, Kentucky, Gay Marriage

Jason Isbell: I didn’t just make a sobriety record

The southern singer reflects on his newest album, "Southeastern," and the secret to writing a heartbreak song VIDEO

The Weekly Feed Saturday, Jun 22, 2013 1:00 PM UTC
Entertainment Video, The Weekly Feed

Investigation ramps up into McConnell eavesdropping

Prosecutors lay the groundwork to subpoena progressive activist Curtis Morrison for secretly taping the senator

Alex Seitz-Wald Friday, Jun 21, 2013 4:05 AM UTC
Politics Mitch McConnell

10 summer food festivals worth the pit stop

SLIDE SHOW

Salon Staff and Sponsored by MINI Monday, Jun 10, 2013 1:00 PM UTC 10
Life slideshow, Food, food festivals

Reddit targets crisis pregnancy center over deceptive antiabortion practices

The social news site is exposing an antiabortion clinic's deceptive practices against women seeking abortion care

Katie Mcdonough Tuesday, Jun 4, 2013 4:15 PM UTC 10
Life abortion care, abortion rights

House GOPer: IRS was using White House “enemies list”

Kentucky Rep. Hal Rogers is the latest Republican to compare the IRS controversy to Watergate

Jillian Rayfield Tuesday, Jun 4, 2013 1:26 PM UTC
Politics Kentucky, Watergate, Barack Obama

Why I secretly recorded Mitch McConnell

EXCLUSIVE: My effort to expose the Senate minority leader's ugly campaign upended my life. Here's what happened VIDEO

Curtis Morrison Friday, May 31, 2013 3:08 PM UTC 390
Elections Video, Kentucky, Mitch McConnell

Poll: Potential Dem challenger tied with Mitch McConnell

Alison Lundergan Grimes and McConnell are both at 45 percent in a possible 2014 match-up

Jillian Rayfield Tuesday, May 28, 2013 3:12 PM UTC
Politics Mitch McConnell, Kentucky

McConnell: Obamacare will dominate 2014 midterms

“I think it’s coming back big-time," he said

Jillian Rayfield Monday, May 20, 2013 12:57 PM UTC
Politics Mitch McConnell, Kentucky

McConnell: IRS scandal may have “jumped” to the White House

"We can’t count on the administration to be forthcoming," he added

Jillian Rayfield Tuesday, May 14, 2013 4:28 PM UTC 10
Politics Mitch McConnell, Kentucky, IRS

Accidental child shooting in Kentucky sparks gun debate

A 5-year old accidentally shot his sister with a gun made by a company that markets for children

Travis Loller and Dylan Lovan, Associated Press Thursday, May 2, 2013 3:25 PM UTC 39
4 From the Wires, Kentucky

McConnell responds to Obama’s drink joke with Clint Eastwood joke

McConnell's campaign tweeted a picture of the senator drinking with an empty chair

Jillian Rayfield Monday, Apr 29, 2013 8:44 PM UTC 12
Politics Barack Obama, Mitch McConnell

Rand Paul would’ve been OK with using drones to hunt Boston suspect

"If there is a killer on the loose in a neighborhood, I’m not against drones being used to search them," he said

Jillian Rayfield Tuesday, Apr 23, 2013 5:23 PM UTC 18
Politics Dzhokhar Tsarnaev

McConnell ad links “dirty” Progress Kentucky to Obama

"How dirty will Obama's allies get?" the ad asks VIDEO

Jillian Rayfield Thursday, Apr 18, 2013 4:21 PM UTC
Politics Video, Mitch McConnell

James O’Keefe defends David Corn on McConnell recordings

O'Keefe writes that he "shares David Corn’s vision of bringing veritas to the vulgate"

Jillian Rayfield Monday, Apr 15, 2013 4:16 PM UTC
Politics James O'Keefe, David Corn

Must-see morning clip: Jon Stewart eviscerates Rand Paul’s speech

Sen. Rand Paul's said he was either "brave or crazy" to speak at historically black Howard University VIDEO

Prachi Gupta Friday, Apr 12, 2013 1:12 PM UTC 37
News Video, Rand Paul, Kentucky, Racism

Progress Kentucky: Worst super PAC ever?

Even before the last two scandals, Kentucky liberals called the group an "embarrassment"

Alex Seitz-Wald Thursday, Apr 11, 2013 10:31 PM UTC 17
Politics Kentucky, Super PACs

Are the culture wars really over?

Views on sex, drugs and religion still dictate public policy decisions more than we might like to think

Sarah Posner, Religion Dispatches Wednesday, Apr 10, 2013 3:13 PM UTC
Politics Religion Dispatches

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