Politics
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Mitch McConnell released from rehab, as Booker calls for transparency
Sen. Mitch McConnell was first hospitalized, and later moved to a rehabilitation facility, after a fall at home in mid-June.
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Fact check: Is Aug. 3 the deadline to replace Mitch McConnell?
Hellbender Newsroom dug into Kentucky law to fact-check if August 3 is actually the deadline to call a special election to fill Mitch McConnell’s seat ahead of the midterms.
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Gov. Andy Beshear to McConnell: Share ‘proof of your capacity to serve, or resign’
Beshear’s July 27 demands come more than six weeks after McConnell was hospitalized for then-unknown reasons, sparking rampant online speculation.
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What is Fancy Farm? Everything you need to know
Fancy Farm’s political speaking portion is often seen as the unofficial kickoff to Kentucky’s fall election season.
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Kentucky voter info safe after judge dismisses lawsuit from Trump’s DOJ
Thursday’s ruling is the latest blow in Trump’s quest to gain access to sensitive voter data across the country.
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Sorry, Thomas Massie is not running for McConnell’s Senate seat
As Mitch McConnell’s absence continues to draw speculation, Thomas Massie ruled himself out for potentially filling a Kentucky Senate vacancy.
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Kentucky Republicans stripped the JCPS board of power. Now they’re suing
The Kentucky Supreme Court struck down a nearly identical bill aimed at JCPS at the end of 2025. Lawmakers almost immediately refiled it.
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‘He’s lying to you’: Beshear refutes Trump’s voter fraud claims ahead of speech
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, a Democrat in a red state, defended the state’s elections as President Donald Trump gears up for another round of 2020 election fraud allegations.
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20 new Kentucky laws to know about
Kentucky’s state legislature passed roughly 200 new laws during its 2026 legislative session. Many of them go into effect on July 15.
