WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on June 17, 2025: * * * Chairmen Guthrie and Carter Announce Hearing on Department of Health and Human Services FY2026 Budget WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, and Congressman Buddy Carter (GA-01), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Health, announced a hearing titled The Fiscal  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on June 17, 2025: * * * Comer, Greene Launch Investigation into Longstanding Security and Management Failures at U.S. Agency for Global Media WASHINGTON--House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) and Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency Chairwoman Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) are conductin  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Rep. Harold Rogers, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Rogers Recognizes First Responders in Laurel County with a Congressional Tribute * LONDON, Ky. -- U.S. Rep. Harold "Hal" Rogers (KY-05) joined local leaders in Laurel County for a First Responders Appreciation Luncheon on Monday at the Kentucky National Guard Joint Readiness Training Center. The lunch brought together local leaders and first responders from law enforcement, fire depa  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * The Justice Department Files Complaint Challenging Kentucky Regulation Providing Reduced In-State Tuition for Illegal Aliens * Today the United States is challenging a Kentucky regulation that provides reduced in-state tuition for illegal aliens. This law unconstitutionally discriminates against U.S. citizens, who are not afforded the same privilege, in direct conflict with federal law. The Departm  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * Losing "Lifesaving Alerts" - House Republicans Threaten Kentucky Public Media's Ability to Warn of Extreme Weather * Following House Republicans' vote last week to eliminate funding for public media outlets around the country, local Kentucky media warns that they may not be able to provide lifesaving extreme weather alerts or inform the public about i ssues facing farmers and rural  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 (Sen.) -- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: * * * McConnell Previews SAC-D Hearing on FY 26 Budget Request for the Intelligence Community * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, issued the following statement in advance of the June 17th closed hearing with Tulsi Gabbard, Director of National Intelligence, John Ratcliffe, Director of the Cen  more

LEXINGTON, Kentucky, June 18 -- The National Thoroughbred Racing Association issued the following news: * * * Metropolitan Handicap Winner Raging Torrent Continues in Top Spot NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll - June 16, 2025 Week 21 of the 2025 NTRA Top Three-Year-Old Thoroughbred Poll and the NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll conducted by the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA), covering racing performances through June 15. Voting is conducted by national media. The Top Thoroughbred poll re  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Ascension, a faith-based healthcare organization, issued the following news release: * * * Pioneering Partnership: Graves Gilbert Clinic and Ascension Saint Thomas Form Alliance to Enhance Outpatient-Centered Health Care Access The Graves Gilbert Clinic (GGC Health) and Ascension Saint Thomas have announced a formal clinically integrated alliance agreement to launch a new outpatient-centered health care system in the region. This agreement prioritizes delivering high-qu  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Massie, Khanna Introduce Bipartisan War Powers Resolution to Prohibit Involvement in Iran Washington, D.C.- Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) announces that he has introduced a bipartisan War Powers Resolution to prohibit "United States Armed Forces from unauthorized hostilities in the Islamic Republic of Iran." War Powers Resolutions are privileged in the House of Representatives and can be called u  more