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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., puts her mask back on after a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, May 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Republicans rebel against mask requirement in House chamber

By Kevin Freking May. 19, 2021 06:55 PM EDT

FILE - In this Feb. 4, 2021, file photo, Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., speaks at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. The mood is so bad at the Capitol that a Democratic congressman recently let an elevator pass him by rather than ride with Republican colleagues who voted against certifying Joe Biden’s election. “You know, I do sometimes just close my eyes and like picture this place in the way that it used to be, and how welcoming it was,” said Omar, first elected in 2018. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
Fallout from riot, virus leaves toxic mood on Capitol Hill

By Lisa Mascaro Mar. 20, 2021 12:11 AM EDT

Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Amy McGrath, center, waves to supporters while carrying daughter Eleanor and accompanied by husband Erik Henderson at Georgetown-Scott County Regional Airport, Georgetown, Ky., Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. (AP Photo/James Crisp)
Trump carries Kentucky; McConnell, representatives reelected

Nov. 03, 2020 12:36 AM EST

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., speaks to reporters after casting his vote in the 2020 general election at the Kentucky Exhibition Center in Louisville, Ky., Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)
Races for president, Senate top Kentucky ballot

Nov. 02, 2020 09:57 AM EST

In this image from video, Rep. Andy Barr, R-Ky., speaks on the floor of the House of Representatives at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Thursday, April 23, 2020. (House Television via AP)
Hard-hitting U.S. Senate race headlines Kentucky election

By Bruce Schreiner Oct. 31, 2020 06:44 AM EDT

FILE - In this Tuesday, July 30, 2019, file photo, Democrat Josh Hicks poses for a photo in Frankfort, Ky. Kentucky's 6th District has lived up to its reputation as a political battleground with the current slugfest between Republican U.S. Rep. Andy Barr and Hicks.(AP Photo/Bruce Schreiner, File)
Races for president, Senate top Kentucky ballot

Oct. 31, 2020 06:42 AM EDT

FILE - In this Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018, file photo, Rep. Andy Barr, R-Ky., speaks to supporters at his victory celebration in Lexington, Ky. Kentucky's 6th District has lived up to its reputation as a political battleground with the current slugfest between Barr and Democratic challenger Josh Hicks.(AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, File)
Barr-Hicks race continues district's battleground reputation

By Bruce Schreiner Oct. 24, 2020 02:03 PM EDT

FILE - In this Aug. 25, 2020 file photo, U.S. Senate candidate Amy McGrath holds a rally with supporters during a campaign stop at Woodland Park in Lexington, Ky. Amy McGrath will face US Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Election Day in November. (AP Photo/Bryan Woolston)
Races for president, Senate top Kentucky ballot

Oct. 21, 2020 03:25 PM EDT

FILE - In this March 27, 2020 file photo Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., talks to reporters before leaving Capitol Hill in Washington. Massie, a Kentucky congressman said Kyle Rittenhouse charged with fatally shooting two people with a semi-automatic rifle during the unrest in Wisconsin showed “incredible restraint" and acted in self-defense. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
Kentucky congressman defends teen accused in protest deaths

By Bruce Schreiner Sep. 04, 2020 06:55 PM EDT

FILE - In this Dec. 17, 2019 file photo, Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., speaks with reporters at the Capitol in Washington. House Republicans facing electoral uncertainty in November turned on one another in a private meeting on Tuesday, July 21, 2020, as a small group of conservative lawmakers confronted House Republican Conference Chair Liz Cheney over what they said was disloyalty to President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
Conservatives lash out at Liz Cheney over Trump criticism

By Mary Clare Jalonick And Alan Fram Jul. 23, 2020 01:38 PM EDT

Poll workers instruct a voter on where to go to fill out their ballot during the Kentucky primary at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, Ky., Tuesday, June 23, 2020. In an attempt to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, neighborhood precincts were closed and voters that didn't cast mail in ballots were directed to one central polling location. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)
2 Republicans opposed by Trump win in N. Carolina, Kentucky

By Christina A. Cassidy, Piper Hudspeth Blackburn And Alan Fram Jun. 24, 2020 06:50 AM EDT

Medical workers offload cylinders of oxygen at the Donka public hospital where coronavirus patients are treated in Conakry, Guinea, on Wednesday, May 20, 2020. Before the coronavirus crisis, the hospital in the capital was going through 20 oxygen cylinders a day. By May, the hospital was at 40 a day and rising, according to Dr. Billy Sivahera of the aid group Alliance for International Medical Action. Oxygen is the the facility's fastest-growing expense, and the daily deliveries of cylinders are taking their toll on budgets. (AP Photo/Youssouf Bah)
5 Things to Know for Today

By The Associated Press Jun. 24, 2020 06:25 AM EDT

Voters patiently waited in line to cast their ballots in the Kentucky primary at Kroger Field in Lexington, Ky., Tuesday, June 23, 2020. Higher than expected turnout pushed the wait time to 90 minutes or more. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)
Kentucky incumbents win easily in rare unfinished primaries

By Bruce Schreiner And Dylan Lovan Jun. 23, 2020 09:28 PM EDT

FILE - In this Aug. 3, 2019, file photo, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., addresses the audience gathered at the Fancy Farm Picnic in Fancy Farm, Ky. Ex-Marine pilot Amy McGrath, who seemed to be gliding toward a primary victory in Kentucky, has come under heavy fire from both directions in the closing days of the Democratic contest to determine who challenges Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell in the fall. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, File)
McConnell, GOP congressmen win Kentucky primaries

Jun. 23, 2020 01:17 AM EDT

Jamaal Bowman votes at a polling station inside Yonkers Middle/High School, Tuesday, June 23, 2020, in Yonkers, N.Y. Bowman is running against veteran Rep. Eliot Engel in the Democratic primary for New York's 16th Congressional District. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
2 Republicans opposed by Trump win in Kentucky, N. Carolina

By Christina A. Cassidy, Piper Hudspeth Blackburn And Alan Fram Jun. 23, 2020 12:34 AM EDT

FILE - In this Dec. 27, 2019, file photo, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate Mike Broihier poses for a photo in Frankfurt, Ky. Ex-Marine pilot Amy McGrath, who seemed to be gliding toward a primary victory in Kentucky, has come under heavy fire from both directions in the closing days of the Democratic contest to determine who challenges Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell in the fall. Broihier and Freshman state Rep. Charles Booker support a universal basic income and Medicare for All — ideas that McGrath has resisted. (AP Photo/Bruce Schreiner)
Senate, House races among decisions in Kentucky primary

Jun. 19, 2020 02:15 PM EDT

House Majority Whip James Clyburn of S.C., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, May 27, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
House approves changes to business virus aid subsidy program

By Andrew Taylor And Lisa Mascaro May. 28, 2020 12:48 AM EDT

FILE - In this April 10, 2020, file photo, a pedestrian is reflected with a temporary closed sign in the window of a wax museum where a statue of Pope Francis is on display in San Antonio. For libertarians the very thought of massive government aid or the enforced closings of businesses is usually indefensible. But those beliefs can change in a time of crisis, like now. The spread of the coronavirus has renewed a long-running debate among libertarians over such core beliefs as private enterprise and individual autonomy. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)
Libertarians debate: How to respond to coronavirus pandemic?

By Hillel Italie Apr. 11, 2020 03:02 AM EDT

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., center, speaks with reporters outside the Senate chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, April 9, 2020. Senate Democrats on Thursday stalled President Donald Trump's request for $250 billion to supplement a "paycheck protection" program for businesses crippled by the coronavirus outbreak, demanding protections for minority-owned businesses and money for health care providers and state and local governments. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Senators block new virus aid, Pelosi decries 'stunt'

By Andrew Taylor And Lisa Mascaro Apr. 10, 2020 12:51 AM EDT

FILE - In this March 17, 2020 file photo, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. McConnell flexed his fundraising strength in the midst of a global pandemic, raising nearly $7.5 million in the first three months of 2020, his campaign said Tuesday, April 7. The first-quarter haul was the Kentucky Republican's best three-month fundraising performance since entering the Senate in the mid-1980s. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
Senators block new virus aid, Pelosi decries 'stunt'

By Andrew Taylor And Lisa Mascaro Apr. 09, 2020 09:02 AM EDT