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Kentucky Sen Rand Paul (R) has requested federal aid for his state after the tornadoes last weekend. Critics are calling the request hypocritical due to Paul’s historic opposition of disaster aid for other regions. This weekend, tornadoes ravaged Kentucky, with the storms destroying large portions of towns and leaving as many as 70 people presumed dead. Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D) requested federal aid for the state. Paul sent a letter to President Joe Biden, which the senator then shared to social media, asking the president for “expeditious approval” of Beshear’s request. The Republican ...
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Charles Booker, a progressive former state lawmaker in Kentucky, has launched his 2022 campaign for the Democratic nomination to run against Sen. Rand Paul (R-Kentucky) for the U.S. Senate. Booker began his campaign on the west side of Louisville, a majority-black area, that he represented in Kentucky’s state House of Representatives. When he announced his run, he wrote on Twitter: “Let’s make freedom ring. Real freedom, from the hood to the holler, we can start by taking our seat back from Rand Paul. I’m running.” In his campaign video, he emphasized the importance of addressing police brutal...
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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) was projected the winner of his race by the Associated Press at 8:01 p.m. EST.He fended off Democratic challenger Amy McGrath, a former Marine fighter pilot, securing his seventh term in office.McConnell has so far garnered 60.4% of the vote, compared to McGrath’s 35.6%, with 37% of precincts reporting.“Our country is going to get back on its feet,” McConnell said in his victory speech. “Our nation has real challenges and real adversaries, but our fellow citizens are not our enemies. There is no challenge that we cannot overcome together. My ...
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