Ed Gallrein defeated Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) for the Republican nomination for Kentucky’s 4th Congressional District on Tuesday, delivering President Donald Trump one of the biggest victories yet in his campaign to purge dissenters from the GOP. The loss likely ends Massie’s 14-year career in the House and closes out the most expensive House primary […]

Trump-backed Rep. Andy Barr (R-KY) won the GOP nomination for Senate in Kentucky on Tuesday in a bid to succeed retiring Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY). Barr, who has served in the House since 2013, defeated former Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron. The Associated Press called the race at 7 p.m. ET, with Barr leading Cameron […]

A federal appeals court sharply questioned the Department of Justice on Tuesday over its purpose and authority for obtaining voter information from California and Oregon, as the DOJ attempts to end its legal losing streak for its multiple efforts to collect state voter roll information. In dozens of lawsuits filed across the country, the DOJ has […]

The Justice Department opened a third federal civil rights investigation Tuesday into a state housing transgender women assigned male at birth in women’s prisons, this time targeting Washington state over allegations that female inmates were exposed to sexual violence and intimidation at a women’s correctional facility near Tacoma. In a letter sent to Gov. Bob […]