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President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the war with Iran had already been decided in America's favor. He told supporters in Hebron, Kentucky, that the conflict was effectively over almost as soon as it began. Trump said U.S. forces knocked out 58 Iranian naval vessels and eliminated the country’s air force. “Let me say we’ve won. You know, you never like to say too early you won. We won. We won, in the first hour it was over, but we won,” the president said. He added, “We don’t want to leave early, do we? We’ve got to finish the job."

HEBRON, Ky. -- President Donald Trump on Wednesday traveled to the home district of his longtime political target, Kentucky Republican Rep. Thomas Massie, where he spoke on the economy and the Iran war but also spent much of his speech attacking Massie as "disloyal" while endorsing his GOP primary opponent. "We got to get rid of this loser. This guy is bad," Trump said in Hebron, Kentucky. "He's disloyal to the Republican Party. He's disloyal to the people of Kentucky. And most importantly, he is disloyal to the United States of America." Massie was one of two House Republicans who...

President Donald Trump is taking his feud with Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., to the libertarian lawmaker's home turf on Wednesday. Trump is expected to hold an event in Hebron, Kentucky, on Wednesday, the Republican Party of Kentucky announced on social media Monday. It's located in the northern part of the state's 4th Congressional District, which Massie represents. Massie's primary rival, Ed Gallrein, will attend the Hebron event, his campaign confirmed to Fox News Digital on Tuesday, while deferring all other questions on the matter to the White House. Massie himself will miss the event due to a previously scheduled official...

The Senate voted down legislation Wednesday aimed at blocking President Donald Trump from taking military action against Iran without congressional approval. Lawmakers in the upper chamber voted 52 to 48, giving Trump the greenlight to continue his strikes on Iran without worrying about Congress. Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky, a cosponsor of the legislation, was the only Republican to vote with nearly every Democrat aiming to curb the president’s authority to use military force without first consulting Congress. “They’ve [Iran has] been saying they’re one week away from a nuclear weapon, I think, since 1996,” Paul told reporters Wednesday....

Senate Republicans voted down an effort Wednesday to halt President Donald Trump’s war against Iran, demonstrating early support for a conflict that has rapidly spread across the Middle East with no clear U.S. exit strategy. The legislation, known as a war powers resolution, failed on a 47-53 vote tally. The vote fell mostly along party lines, though Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky voted in favor and Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania voted against. The war powers resolution gave lawmakers an opportunity to demand congressional approval before any further attacks are carried out. The vote forced them to take...

Louisville, KY—The recent lawsuit filed by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton against Aid Access and its operators further validates the urgency facing Kentucky. The Texas Attorney General has taken legal action against Aid Access GmbH, Aid Access B.V., and associated individuals operating an international abortion-by-mail enterprise that allegedly ships abortion-inducing drugs into Texas in direct defiance of state law. Kentucky is confronting similar aggressive and intentional targeting. Kentucky Right to Life has spoken out, and we will continue to highlight entities such as Aid Access, ABUZZ, Safe Choice, and AbortionFinder who actively market abortion-inducing drugs to Kentucky girls and women...

Former President Trump in a new interview said he would beat Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) if the two Republicans faced each other in a 2024 primary, but noted that he does not believe the governor will run against him. “If I faced him, I'd beat him like I would beat everyone else,” Trump said during an interview with Yahoo Finance Live, set to be released on Monday. However, the former president said he does not think he will face DeSantis in 2024, adding that “I think most people would drop out, I think he would drop out.” Trump’s comments...

One of President Donald Trump's longtime Republican critics, Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., joined Gang of Eight Democrats in opposition to Operation Epic Fury, the U.S. strikes on Iranian military targets. Trump has not sought congressional approval for an attack on Iran, Massie wrote on X, rebuking "acts of war unauthorized by Congress." "When Congress reconvenes, I will work with @RepRoKhanna to force a Congressional vote on war with Iran. The Constitution requires a vote, and your Representative needs to be on record as opposing or supporting this war."

Imagine that.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — President Donald Trump will deliver his State of the Union address on Tuesday. He is expected to highlight domestic and foreign policy issues, like immigration crackdowns, widespread tariffs, military actions and more. Usually in attendance are members of Congress, Supreme Court justices, the President’s Cabinet and other top executives officials. But this time, several Democrats won't be going, including Kentucky's lone Democrat. Rep. Morgan McGarvey provided this statement Tuesday: "The State of the Union is a time to reflect on the state of our country, and when I do, I see our government unleashing unimaginable violence against...

Gov. Andy Beshear and Auditor Allison Ball are at odds over millions in executive branch spending — with the latter characterizing it as "extravagant" and the former describing the matter as a "political attack." The dispute began with findings released by Auditor Allison Ball, with her office pointing to more than $46 million in advertising and out-of-state travel costs as lavish spending on the taxpayer's dime. ... Responding to the findings Thursday, Beshear questioned their status as a report, claiming his office was never contacted in the process. The auditor's office says the expenditure review was never meant to be...

During an interview on “The Daily Show,” host Jon Stewart asked Beshear which governor he believed was the worst. “Who’s the one where, like, you guys are at the governor’s conference and the elevator opens, and he’s about to walk in, and you just go – or she – and you just go, oh ****,” Stewart asked. After a brief pause, Beshear responded: “Ron DeSantis.” On Wednesday, DeSantis testified during a hearing in the Kentucky House to drum up support for resolution to call on Congress to submit a balanced budget amendment to the U.S. Constitution for states to ratify....

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - Gov. Andy Beshear announced the release of his book, “Go and Do Likewise” on Wednesday, Feb. 18. The book is set to go on sale September 22, with pre-orders currently available. In his book, Beshear will share how his faith has informed his life and what it means to him, according to the book’s preorder website. The website described “Go and Do Likewise” as “a compelling and insightful book that reclaims faith as a force for good in public life and rebukes those who use it to harm and discriminate.”

'Donald Trump told us that even though he had dinner with these people in New York City and West Palm Beach, that he would be transparent, but he's not,' Massie said. 'He's still in with the Epstein class. This is the Epstein administration.' 'There are billionaires that are friends with these people, and that's what I'm up against in D.C.,' Massie said.

Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) on Sunday said former Attorney General Merrick Garland “performed better” than Attorney General Pam Bondi did during her testimony before a House panel examining the Justice Department and its handling of the Jeffrey Epstein investigation. “I don’t think she did very well. She came with a book full of insults, one for each congressperson. She obviously had one for me,” Massie said on ABC News’s “This Week.” “And, you know, I’ve been there when Merrick Garland was there. Obviously, politically, I don’t agree with him, but he performed much better in terms of at least not...

Kentucky’s governor appeared twice on television screens across the nation on Monday. After calling for Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's firing on ABC’s “The View,” Gov. Andy Beshear (D-Ky.) joined late-night host Jon Stewart on “The Daily Show.” During his nearly 20-minute interview with Stewart, Beshear faced questions about his political future as he has been considered a potential contender for the Democratic party’s presidential nomination in 2028. Beshear has previously said the next president should be a governor, so Stewart asked directly which governor would be the best. As Beshear threw his hands up to look at the audience,...

(TNS) Kentucky’s governor appeared on television programs like The View and The Daily Show, he took shots at Republicans on social media and said he’d refuse to show up to an upcoming dinner for governors. It was on the back of survey results showing Beshear is still the country’s most popular Democratic governor that he appeared on talk shows Monday to discuss with hosts why his strategy as a Democratic leader in a Republican state works. The governor also appeared in part to promote the podcast he launched last year in April. Beshear told the hosts of The View he’s...

The House this week is set to take up the SAVE America Act (the SAVE Act 2.0), an election-integrity measure that some Senate Republicans can’t seem to get behind even though the vast majority of Americans already have. House Majority Leader Steve Scalise’s office confirms the SAVE America Act, which would require proof of U.S. citizenship to register and photo identification to vote in federal elections, will hit the floor on Tuesday. While Democrats will spend hours making a mockery of truth and reality in opposing it, the legislation is expected to pass mostly along party lines — as the...

Tuesday on MS NOW’s “The 11th Hour,” Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) said Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) should not be wearing masks during their operations in American cities. Paul said, “I think the main thing is if you want trust to develop again, I’m not somebody who wants to abolish ICE. I want ICE to behave within the rules and enforce the law. But I want them to behave in a normal, rational law enforcement manner.” Host Stephanie Ruhle said, “Do you think it’s OK for ICE to be wearing these masks? Paul said, “I think that anonymity and wearing...

@realTJRoberts Thomas Massie has been a hero, a mentor, and a supporter to me since I was very young. He’s been a champion for the America First cause, and a thorn in the side of big government for as long as I can remember. For that reason, he has my complete support. Thomas Massie's commitment to the Constitution and the principles of liberty is unmatched. His proven track record in Congress speaks volumes, and has yielded him the top scores from organizations like Turning Point, Gun Owners of America, and the New American Freedom Index. He consistently fights against government...