There’s also the discouraging history of Democrats and Senate races. The last Democrat to win was Kay Hagan in 2008. And there’s the haunting case of Jim Hunt, a four-time winner as governor who lost to Sen. Jesse Helms in 1984.

Senate Republicans on Tuesday passed the largest cuts to Medicaid since the program began in the 1960s, a move that would erode the social safety net and cause a spike in the number of uninsured

U.S. Rep. Andy Barr, who represents Kentucky's 6th District including Lexington, championed President Trump's Big Beautiful Bill and secured votes to get it passed.

The so-called "One, Big Beautiful Bill" passed on July 1 on a 51-50 vote after three Republicans defected, requiring Vice President JD Vance to break the tie in a dramatic flourish and send the bill back to the House for final approval but where the outcome remains uncertain.

The bill proposes a new $6,000 per-person tax deduction for seniors. The maximum deduction starts phasing down once income surpasses $75,000 per person, or $150,000 for joint filers. Then it phases out completely once income crosses $175,000 per person or $250,000 per couple.

As deep as the House’s Medicaid cuts are for New York, the Senate’s reductions are deeper. Public health officials and hospital groups have been sounding increasingly dire alarms about the domestic policy bill Senate Republicans are advancing this week to enact much of President Trump’s domestic policy agenda.

Hundreds of thousands of Americans, including residents of Republican-led states could lose insurance coverage under GOP spending bill.