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Mitch McConnell listens during the debate between Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and Democratic opponent Amy McGrath on Monday, Oct. 12, 2020, at the WKYT studio in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Michael Clubb | Staff

Sen. McConnell ends his tenure, not seeking reelection in 2026

Sylvia Freire, Reporter February 20, 2025

Sen. Mitch McConnell announced he will not be seeking reelection in 2026, ending his career as the longest Senate party leader in United States history, according to the Associated Press. McConnell...

Mitch McConnell gives victory remarks at his Election Night watch party. 

A “clear choice.” McConnell defeats McGrath to win his seventh Senate term

Sarah Michels November 3, 2020

After months of attack ads, fundraising and campaigning, Mitch McConnell solidly retained his Senate seat Election night against Democratic candidate Amy McGrath. It came as little surprise to Kentuckians,...

Mitch McConnell speaks during the debate between Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and Democratic opponent Amy McGrath on Monday, Oct. 12, 2020, at the WKYT studio in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Michael Clubb | Staff

Takeaways from last week’s Senatorial debate

Natalie Parks October 19, 2020

22 days before the election, Senate Majority leader Mitch McConnell and his Democratic challenger, retired Lt. Colonel Amy McGrath, met for the first and so far only debate of the fall campaign.The debate,...

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RBG’s potential pre-election replacement should concern both sides of the aisle

Sarah Michels September 19, 2020

When news of Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death hit the nation Friday, there was little time to grieve. RBG, a champion for gender equality and underrepresented peoples, had been battling pancreatic cancer...

Photo: MITCH MCCONNELL PRESS OFFICE

Former UK Board of Trustees member tapped for United Nations position

Jacob Eads December 10, 2019

A UK alumna will be nominated by President Donald Trump to fill a position at the United Nations, according to the White House. Trump announced Monday that Jennifer Yue Barber will be tapped to serve...

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FEC complaint against Matt Jones a bad move for Mitch McConnell

Sarah Michels November 10, 2019

Last Wednesday night, Kentucky Sports Radio fans celebrated a UK men’s basketball win against No. 1 ranked Michigan State as they listened to Matt Jones host his weekday radio talk show. But, Thursday...

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell details the Heyburn Initiative for Excellence in the Federal Judiciary, named for the late U.S. Senior District Judge John G. Heyburn II, after its announcement at the University of Kentucky's Main Building on Monday, October 10, 2016, in Lexington, Ky. The national, nonpartisan initiative aims to "establish an archives and oral history program for Kentucky's federal judges and a national lecture series on relevant judicial topics," as well as "play host to federal judicial conferences," according to a press release. Photo by Joshua Qualls | Staff

McConnell recommends UK alumna, former trustee as next UN ambassador

Rick Childress February 21, 2019

Kelly Craft, a UK graduate and former board of trustee member was recommended as the next U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, multiple media outlets have reported.Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell...

KSR’s Matt Jones may run for Senate if McConnell seeks reelection

Kernel News Staff March 25, 2018

Kentuckians may see a new but familiar name on the 2020 Senate ballot should majority leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) seek another term. Matt Jones, who is best known as the host of the ever-popular Kentucky...

“Productive” DC trip for Capilouto; spoke on DACA, grad tax, opioid abuse

Rick Childress December 11, 2017

UK President Eli Capilouto met with several legislators during a four-day-long sojourn through Washington, D.C. last week.Capilouto had "very productive conversations," with many members of the Kentucky...

Lexingtonians gathered at Triangle Park in downtown Lexington, Kentucky to protest the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that was passed the morning of Saturday, December 2, 2017. Photo by Arden Barnes | Staff

Lexington activists protest Mitch McConnell, Senate tax bill

Rick Childress December 2, 2017

A small contingent of community activists quickly gathered for a "pop-up" protest in Triangle Park on Saturday afternoon to vent their frustrations over the early-morning passage of the Republican-backed...

Supreme Court Associate Justice visits UK at an event hosted by UK College of Law and the Heyburn Initiative on Thursday, Sept. 20.

Supreme Court justice visits UK College of Law

Bailey Vandiver September 22, 2017

More than 20 years ago, the Honorable Neil M. Gorsuch was a law clerk for the United States Supreme Court.His bosses were Justices Byron White and Anthony Kennedy. As of April of this year, he again works...

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