Money, relationships and hustle: How Andy Barr won GOP Senate primary

Rep. Andy Barr didn't enter the Senate race as the GOP front-runner. But 13 months later, he's the last Republican standing.

Kentucky Republicans race to replace McConnell while carefully keeping him at arm’s length

Mitch McConnell is considered such a titan in his home state that Kentucky lawmakers voted to put a statue of him alongside Abraham Lincoln in the Capitol. After overcoming polio as a child, McConnell ...

Trump can't escape Mitch McConnell in Kentucky

Trump's Kentucky endorsement of Andy Barr secured a primary win, but the race also revealed Mitch McConnell's deeper power.
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Trump reshapes Kentucky Senate race to replace Mitch McConnell with endorsement, job offer

President Donald Trump sought to reshape the Kentucky Senate race on Friday to fill the seat of Sen. Mitch McConnell, delivering an endorsement of Rep. Andy Barr moments after offering a rival ...