Democratic Rep. John Yarmuth announced on Tuesday that he will not be seeking reelection after serving thirteen years in Congress and becoming one of the most powerful liberals in Washington DC.

WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman John Yarmuth (KY-3) announced his cosponsorship of H.R. 1384, the Medicare for All Act of 2019, and three other legislative efforts aimed at either expanding Medicare ...

Democratic state Sen. Morgan McGarvey is running for Kentucky's 3rd Congressional District, which covers most of Jefferson County and has been represented by retiring U.S. Rep. John Yarmuth since 2007 ...

TONIGHT WITH THE STORY THAT EVERYONE IS TALKING ABOUT. RANDALL. RICK. JUST A FEW HOURS AGO, THE GOVERNOR SAID KENTUCKY’S PROGRESS SHOULD BE A MODEL FOR THE COUNTRY AS SPECULATION SWIRLS AROUND WHETHER ...

Sen. Mitch McConnell was a key player in the last federal government shutdown, which lasted 35 days in late 2018 and early ...

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For those of you keeping track at home, the White House released its 2020 budget yesterday. It includes big cuts to Medicare and Medicaid. It includes big money - $8.6 billion for a border wall. It is ...

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 (TNSRep) -- Rep. John Yarmuth, D-Kentucky, chairman of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 17: Yesterday, the Department of Health and Human ...

Rep. John Yarmuth is a lifetime liberal but today finds himself feeling like a moderate in a Congress that’s just had a fresh infusion of progressive lawmakers. Some of the newcomers were irked that ...

ALEXANDRIA Va. A quest by eight restaurateurs for seats in the U.S. Congress got off to a successful start Tuesday evening when Majestic Café co-owner and former governor Mike Warner was projected the ...