Latest Thomas Massie News

The Latest: Schumer says Senate on course to pass bill before funding lapses at midnight

Dec. 20, 2024 23:05 PM EST

With hours to go before a midnight government shutdown, the House approved a new plan from House Speaker Mike Johnson that would temporarily fund federal operations and disaster aid, but dropped President-elect Donald Trump’s demands for a debt limit increase into the new year. The...

US Rep. Brett Guthrie of Kentucky to lead panel overseeing issues affecting daily lives of public

Dec. 10, 2024 16:09 PM EST

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Republican U.S. Rep. Brett Guthrie of Kentucky has secured the chairmanship of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, which wields broad jurisdiction over issues affecting the daily lives of Americans. With the GOP set to take unified control of Congress and...

Trump’s pick to run the DEA withdraws his name from consideration. Trump says he pulled the plug

Dec. 04, 2024 12:13 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — Chad Chronister, Donald Trump's pick to run the Drug Enforcement Administration, has withdrawn his name from consideration for the job, becoming the second person selected by the president-elect to bow out quickly after being selected for a position requiring Senate confirmation....

Chronister's withdrawal highlights how incoming presidents often lose Cabinet nominees

Dec. 03, 2024 18:26 PM EST

MARTIN, Tenn. (AP) — Losing a Cabinet nominee to the confirmation process isn't unheard of for incoming presidents — including for Donald Trump when he was elected the first time. Chad Chronister's announcement Tuesday that he was pulling out of consideration to lead the Drug...

Republican Thomas Massie wins Kentucky's 4th Congressional District

Nov. 05, 2024 18:59 PM EST

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Republican Rep. Thomas Massie won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Kentucky on Tuesday. Massie was unopposed in the northern Kentucky district. In the primary, he easily defeated two challengers. Since entering Congress in late 2012, Massie has been known as a...

Republican Thomas Massie wins Kentucky's 4th Congressional District

Nov. 05, 2024 18:46 PM EST
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Republican Thomas Massie wins Kentucky's 4th Congressional District.