December 20, 2015 Dems pull back in Kentucky Senate race, as Grimes faces grumbling from the left Democratic Party honchos are pulling back on their support of Alison Lundergan Grimes, the groomed candidate who represented the party’s best hope for unseating Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell in Kentucky.
December 20, 2015 Senate Dem campaign arm stops running ads in Kentucky race In a statement, the committee says it has spent more than $2 million in Kentucky and is still funding get-out-the-vote operations.
December 20, 2015 Democrats go all in to unseat McConnell, as polls give GOP leader edge Even as most polls show Mitch McConnell holding the lead against challenger Alison Lundergan Grimes, the prospect of knocking off the Senate's top Republican is proving too much for Democrats to resist.
December 20, 2015 Grimes refuses to answer whether she voted for Obama -- four times Democratic Senate candidate Alison Lundergan Grimes refused to answer whether she voted for Barack Obama not one, not two, but four times during an interview Thursday.
December 20, 2015 Kentucky shootout: McConnell derides Dem opponent's gun ad as 'publicity stunt' Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is accusing his Democratic opponent Alison Lundergan Grimes of a President Obama-style “publicity stunt”
December 20, 2015 Bluegrass State Brawl: Dems fight to oust McConnell, with control of Senate on the line In a campaign season where Democrats are fighting to hold onto their Senate majority, perhaps no race is as important or symbolic as the brawl shaping up in Kentucky between Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell and Democratic rival Alison Lundergan Grimes.
December 20, 2015 Democratic strategist erases Twitter account after remarks about McConnell's wife A Democratic operative deleted her Twitter account Monday following a series of what some called racist remarks about Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s wife, Elaine Chao.
December 20, 2015 Rand Paul, Cory Booker unite to reform criminal justice system 'I will work with anyone, from any party'
December 20, 2015 Religious group threatens to sue over tax credit denial for Noah’s Ark-themed park A battle over a Noah’s Ark-themed amusement park in Kentucky could end up in federal court.
December 20, 2015 Rand Paul plays party healer after midterms, with eyes on 2016 Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul is still months away from an announcement on whether he will run for president in 2016, but there is no question he is laying the groundwork for a possible bid.