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Andy Beshear
August 20, 2024
Hafiz Rashid
Trump and Vance, Tanking in Polls, Pick a Fight With Andy Beshear
Donald Trump and running mate J.D. Vance are straight up lying after Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear criticized their record on abortion.
August 5, 2024
Michael Tomasky
The Crucial Week Is Here. Can Kamala Keep This Crazy Enthusiasm Going?
Democrats are more energized than they have been in years. Here’s how the vice president can sustain it.
July 25, 2024
Edith Olmsted
Kamala V.P. Contender Roasts J.D. Vance With Diet Mountain Dew
Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear used Vance’s favorite soda to make a subtle dig at his policies.
July 25, 2024
Robert Schlesinger
Kamala Harris’s V.P. Pick Matters—but Not in the Way You Think
Shapiro? Kelly? Cooper? Beshear? Buttigieg? Whitmer? If Harris’s running mate affects the race, it won’t be in the way you expect.
July 23, 2024
Edith Olmsted
The Shocking Name Left Off Kamala Harris’s List of V.P. Contenders
Here’s who Harris is reportedly considering for her vice presidential pick.
July 22, 2024
Hafiz Rashid
Kamala Harris V.P. Contender Rips Into J.D. Vance in Brutal Interview
Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear made a big media appearance just hours after Joe Biden said he’s dropping out of the race.
December 28, 2023
Grace Segers
Could Andy Beshear Be President One Day?
The Democratic governor's reelection in deep-red Kentucky has observers wondering about his political future.
November 8, 2023
Alex Shephard
Democrats Had a Great Day on Tuesday. Joe Biden Is Still in Serious Trouble.
Elections across the country brought good news for the party. But the results don’t answer the biggest doubts about Biden’s reelection effort.
October 25, 2023
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Jack McCordick
The Shadowy Right-Wing Think Tank Pushing Transphobia
The American Principles Project has lost election after election but its influence in the GOP is still growing.
July 31, 2023
Grace Segers
The Democrats’ Battle Plan for Three Red-State Upsets
A new memo from the Democratic Attorneys General Association argues the party can flip seats in Kentucky, Louisiana, and Mississippi.
March 24, 2023
Tori Otten
Kentucky Governor Vetoes Extreme Anti-Trans Bill Pushed by Republicans
Democratic Governor Andy Beshear vetoed the bill, saying it will lead to an increase in suicide among Kentucky youth.
March 30, 2021
Matt Ford
The Supreme Court’s Conservatives May Have Found a Tool to Restrict Abortion
The justices agreed to hear a Kentucky case that will be the first related to abortion since Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation.
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