Utilizing his role as Majority Leader, McConnell drew national attention to Clark, Logan and Simpson Counties to help protect Kentucky families

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) announced on Thursday, June 4, 2020 that Clark, Logan and Simpson Counties in Kentucky have been chosen for inclusion in the Appalachia High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) program. The HIDTA program, operated under the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), provides federal support to law enforcement agencies in designated counties with coordination, equipment, technology and additional resources to combat drug production and trafficking. These three Kentucky counties are among only 15 counties nationwide to receive new HIDTA designations this year.

Anna-Katherine Bingham joins Congressman Rogers' Washington Staff

LONDON, KY (June 5, 2020) -- U.S. Rep. Harold "Hal" Rogers (KY-05) welcomes Anna-Katherine Bingham, a native of London, to the Washington office where she will serve as Staff Assistant.

Op-Ed by Dr. James M. Davis

Friday, the President of the United States Donald J. Trump surrounded by top economic advisors stood outside the White House in the Rose Garden and announced that 2.5 million new jobs were created in the month of May. Friday, June 5, 2020 goes down as the highest one month job growth in history, yes, in the history of data collection per the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).

FRANKFORT, KY (June 5, 2020) - Responding to a reporter’s question about the statue of Jefferson Davis in the Capitol Rotunda, Gov. Beshear said Thursday that the statue has no place in the Capitol, which should be welcoming to all Kentuckians.

Secretary of State Michael Adams

FRANKFORT, Ky. (June 5, 2020) – Secretary of State Michael Adams, represented by Attorney General Daniel Cameron, has filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court, asking the Court to review the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals’ decision striking down Arizona’s prohibition on ballot harvesting. Louisiana Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin and Missouri Secretary of State John “Jay” Ashcroft joined the brief.

Rex Doane (Photo: Laurel County Correctional Center)

LONDON, KY (June 5, 2020) - A Nancy, Kentucky man, Rex Doane, 35, was sentenced on Friday to 292 months in federal prison, by U.S. District Judge Robert Wier, for production of child pornography.