Democrats are out of power in Washington but hold 23 governors' seats, including in five of the seven presidential battlegrounds Donald Trump swept last year.
A renowned Kentucky picnic turned into a Republican political skirmish on Saturday.
Republican Ralph Alvarado has reentered Kentucky politics by announcing his bid for a congressional seat targeted by Democrats in 2026.
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear says Democrats can win back disaffected voters by focusing on their everyday concerns to counter the anticipated fallout from President Donald Trump’s budget-and-policy package.
A man accused of killing two women at a Kentucky church on Sunday had been scheduled for a domestic violence hearing the following day.
The voters in early presidential nominating states are used to seeing contenders months or even years before most of the country.
Two women were killed in a shooting at a Lexington, Kentucky, church in a shooting rampage that began after a state trooper was shot and wounded, authorities said.
States and rural health advocacy groups are sounding the alarm that Congress’ slashing of Medicaid will devastate already financially fragile rural hospitals.
Republican businessman Nate Morris has entered Kentucky’s competitive campaign to succeed longtime Senate power broker Mitch McConnell.
GE Appliances has announced a nearly half-billion-dollar project that will create 800 jobs and shift production of clothes washers from China to its manufacturing complex in Kentucky.
President Donald Trump’s administration has asked a federal judge to strike down a Kentucky regulation that it says unlawfully provides undocumented students with access to reduced in-state college tuition.
The National Weather Service issued tornado warnings for parts of Kentucky, Tennessee, West Virginia and Virginia, hours after a harsh storm hit a remote area of central Kentucky, killing one person and injuring seven others.
Democrat Gretchen Whitmer touted her accomplishments as Michigan's governor as she passes the midpoint of her second term and is continuously floated as a potential 2028 presidential candidate.
Kentucky Democrats are trying to address the party's steep deficits in overwhelmingly white, conservative pockets of rural America.
Texas lawmakers have advanced a bill to clarify medical exceptions under one of the most restrictive abortion bans in the U.S. The approval in the Texas House on Wednesday puts the GOP-backed proposal on the brink of reaching Republican Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk.
Another round of tornadoes has struck the central U.S. after four days of tornadoes, thunderstorms and heavy rain killed more than two dozen people.
More severe storms are expected to roll across the central U.S. this week following the weather-related deaths of more than two dozen people.
Storm victims in Kentucky and Missouri are digging through tornado-stricken neighborhoods and clearing debris after severe weather swept through parts of the Midwest and South, leaving more than two dozen people dead.
An ethics complaint stemming from Republican Daniel Cameron’s failed run for Kentucky governor has resurfaced as the former state attorney general campaigns for a U.S. Senate seat in Kentucky.
Sen. Rand Paul says resistance to President Donald Trump’s trade wars has sprung up in Kentucky from a cross-section of business sectors.
After days of deluges overfilled rivers to near-record levels across Kentucky, residents are anxious to return to their flooded homes and assess what is salvageable.
At least 16 people have been killed in a wide swath of violent storms, flooding and tornadoes that hit the South and Midwest.
About 45 years have passed since a state last eliminated its income tax on wages and salaries.
Another round of torrential rain and flash flooding has come for parts of the South and Midwest already heavily waterlogged by days of severe storms that also spawned some deadly tornadoes.
Stanley “Goose” Stewart, who survived the Upper Big Branch coal mine disaster that killed 29 workers 15 years ago Saturday, calls a recommendation by the Trump administration to close three dozen offices of the Mine Safety and Health Administration across the country “idiotic.”.
Attorneys general and other officials from 23 states and the District of Columbia are suing the Trump administration for its decision to claw back $11 billion that went to public health departments for COVID-19 efforts and addiction and mental health programs.
Kentucky Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear knew his odds of success were stacked against him when he vetoed GOP bills dealing with abortion, Medicaid and diversity initiatives.
Kentucky Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear has vetoed a bill touted by its Republican supporters as an attempt to bring clarity to the state's near-total abortion ban.
Kentucky Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear has vetoed a GOP-backed bill to dismantle diversity, equity and inclusion efforts at the state's public universities.
The Social Security Administration’s plan to require in-person identity checks for millions of new and existing recipients has drawn ire from lawmakers, advocacy groups and program recipients who are concerned that the government is placing barriers in front of people seeking to access their benefits.
Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom is facing a backlash from members of his own party after a series of podcasts that featured Steve Bannon and other supporters of President Donald Trump.
Kentucky’s Republican lawmakers have passed a bill that protects conversion therapy for LGBTQ+ youths They want to undo restrictions that Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear placed on the practice.
The Democratic Party appears fractured as a torrent of frustration and anger has been unleashed on Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer.
President Donald Trump’s use of tariffs has forged a rare bipartisan alliance among Kentucky’s top leaders — Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear and Republican Sens. Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul.
Republican lawmakers in Kentucky have added several medical exceptions to the state’s near-total abortion ban.
The House has passed legislation to avert a partial government shutdown and fund federal agencies through September.
Republican Senate candidate Daniel Cameron has lavished praise on President Donald Trump and criticized his mentor, Sen. Mitch McConnell.
Witnesses and authorities described a chaotic scene in which three people were shot and killed outside of a Kentucky driver’s license office, including one man shot multiple times by masked assailants.
The scramble to fill Mitch McConnell’s Senate seat in Kentucky began as soon as the Republican revealed he won’t seek reelection in 2026.
Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell has announced that he won’t seek reelection next year, ending a decadeslong tenure as a power broker who championed conservative causes but ultimately ceded ground to the fierce GOP populism of President Donald Trump.
Officials have urged residents to stay off the roads in portions of Virginia and North Carolina, where a storm dropped heavy snow and caused hundreds of accidents in places that aren’t accustomed to significant accumulations.
Kentucky Fried Chicken is leaving its ancestral home state by relocating its U.S. corporate office to Texas.
At least nine people have died in the most recent round of harsh weather to pummel the U.S., including eight people in Kentucky.
In the rolling hills of Kentucky where most of the world’s bourbon supply is crafted, the prospect of a new trade war feels like an aching hangover that won’t go away.
Kentucky's attorney general says the state will receive $110 million to settle its lawsuit accusing one of the nation's largest grocery chains of helping fuel the opioid epidemic.
The plunging polar vortex is bringing subfreezing temperatures to some of the southernmost points of the U.S. A forming storm system is threatening to dump snow on parts of Texas and Oklahoma, while communities in Louisiana and Florida may see frigid cold.
Much of the U.S. is being blasted by ice, snow and wind, as the polar vortex that dipped south over the weekend is keeping an area stretching from the Rocky Mountains to the coast of Maine in its frigid grip.
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has laughed off some unflattering comments aimed at him on social media in the past year, and had his teenage son translate what one barb meant.
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear says a food company has chosen the Bluegrass State for a facility that will employ more than 900 people.
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear says Democrats should think less about partisan politics and more about meeting people’s needs.
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is taking on a lead role for Democratic efforts to win governorships in the 2026 midterm elections.
A battery manufacturer has selected Kentucky for a nearly $712 million project to produce industrial-sized batteries used to store and distribute energy.
Kentucky’s governor says investigators will find out what caused a deadly explosion that ripped apart a Louisville factory.
Human remains found in Kentucky have been positively identified as the man who shot 12 vehicles and wounded five people on Interstate 75 more than a week earlier.
In a story about the fatal shooting of a Kentucky judge that was initially published on Sept. 19, 2024, The Associated Press incorrectly reported that Judge Kevin Mullins helped develop Addiction Recovery Care, a company with a network of treatment centers across Kentucky.
It was a married couple who discovered remains that authorities believe were a man who opened fire on a Kentucky highway.
A manhunt is underway as police search for a gunman in a rural area of southeastern Kentucky near Interstate 75.
Democratic Party heavyweight Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear spoke to News4JAX about how the party plans to change Florida to a swing state.
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear says he's ready to campaign for the national Democratic ticket.
Kamala Harris’ whirlwind process to select Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate can be summed up in a word: weird.
Prominent Republicans in Kentucky have ridiculed Gov. Andy Beshear's efforts to land the No. 2 spot on the Democratic presidential ticket.
Democrats have unified with remarkable speed behind Vice President Kamala Harris as she’s taken over the top of the party’s ticket.
Vice President Kamala Harris is interviewing a half-dozen potential running mates this weekend ahead of a formal announcement and a battleground tour with her new No. 2 next week.
Vice President Kamala Harris is set to launch a battleground tour next week with her yet-to-be-named running mate, with stops in seven swing states stretching from Pennsylvania to Nevada.
Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign has raised $200 million since she emerged as the likely Democratic presidential nominee last week.
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is one of several Democrats who is said to be in consideration as Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate.
Former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama have endorsed Kamala Harris in her White House bid, giving the vice president the expected but still crucial backing of the nation’s two most popular Democrats.
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has apologized for a comment about Ohio Sen. JD Vance earlier this week — but not to Vance.
The 2024 White House campaign has thrust a handful of governors and senators into the mix for vice president.
Vice President Kamala Harris is beginning to vet about a dozen possible candidates to be her running mate as she approaches one of most consequential decisions of her new presidential candidacy.
Vice President Kamala Harris is zeroing in on four potential candidates as she races to choose a running mate for her fledgling campaign, fast-tracking a process that usually takes months but must be finalized in only a few weeks.
Vice President Kamala Harris must choose a running mate in only a few weeks as Democrats prepare for their convention next month.
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear says he spoke with Vice President Kamala Harris soon after she became the prohibitive favorite to lead the Democratic ticket.
As support coalesces around Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic Party's nominee for president, the conversation has turned to a potential running mate.
President Joe Biden's decision to step down as the Democratic Party's presumptive nominee for president has opened the door for other possible candidates.
It’s simply reality that based on campaign funds, Harris appears to be the only viable option for Democrats as an alternative to Biden.
Sen. Bernie Sanders says he’s not confident President Joe Biden can win the election this fall in the wake of last week's debate.
A 22-year-old woman who's become a vocal reproductive rights advocate after she was raped by her stepfather as a child will campaign with first lady Jill Biden in Pennsylvania this weekend.
Kentucky's governor says electric vehicles have ignited enough momentum from job growth and investments to steer past any roadblocks from former President Donald Trump and other critics.
A series of powerful storms in the central and southern U.S. over the Memorial Day holiday weekend has killed at least 22 people as they left a wide trail of destroyed homes, businesses and power outages.
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has designated Juneteenth as a holiday for state executive branch workers.
Gov. Andy Beshear says Kentucky will use a lottery to award licenses to businesses competing to participate in the state’s startup medical cannabis program.
Vice President Kamala Harris says it's “absurd” that the federal government classifies marijuana as more dangerous than fentanyl, the synthetic opioid blamed for tens of thousands of deaths in the United States.
Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear marched with other Kentuckians to commemorate the 60th anniversary of a landmark civil-rights rally that featured Martin Luther King Jr. in the state's capital city.
Fifteen years ago, bourbon barons poured whiskey out on the Kentucky Capitol steps to protest a looming tax increase on the spirits industry.
