Native American mocked by students in Maga hats – video report

A group of Kentucky students in Washington DC for an anti-abortion rally have been filmed harassing a Native American who was singing and drumming. The group were filmed surrounding Nathan Phillips, and one teenager wearing a Maga hat can be seen standing in front of Phillips and staring into his face while smiling

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Outcry after Kentucky students in Maga hats mock Native American veteran

Teenagers from Covington Catholic High School filmed jeering at Nathan Phillips and chanting ‘build that wall’

A Catholic school in Kentucky has condemned a group of its students after they were recorded harassing a Native American Vietnam veteran in a video that went viral on Saturday.

The students, many of whom were wearing “Make America Great Again” caps, from private, all-male Covington Catholic High School in Park Hills were in Washington for an anti-abortion rally on Friday when they were filmed surrounding Nathan Phillips and mocking the Native American’s singing and drumming.

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McConnell announces re-elect campaign at Fancy Farm picnic

Kentucky Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes, left, speaks with Calloway County Democratic Party leader Zee Enix at the Graves County Democratic Breakfast, Saturday, Aug. 4, 2018, in Mayfield, Ky. Kentucky Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes waives to supporters at the Fancy Farm Picnic, Saturday, Aug. 4, 2018, in Fancy Farm, Ky.

Kentucky AG hosting sexual assault kit training

Kentucky Attorney General Andy Beshear is co-hosting a national workshop on helping law enforcement handle of sexual assault forensic kits that have not been submitted for testing. The two-day training session in Louisville this weekend will include the participation of 20 states.

Teachers to mount insurgency at Kentucky’s campaign kickoff

As Republicans in Congress prepare for a possible backlash this fall against President Donald Trump, their counterparts in the Kentucky legislature are grappling with a similar threat from the state's teachers and public workers. This spring, thousands marched on the state Capitol in a protest that shuttered more than 30 school districts across the state and pressured lawmakers to remove some of the most hated proposals from a pension bill that would have taken away cost-of-living raises.

Hank Linderman is challenging Brett Guthrie in Kentucky’s 2nd District.

This Kentucky congressional candidate wants to grant immigrants amnesty Hank Linderman, who is running against Rep. Brett Guthrie, comes amid a nationwide backlash against ICE Check out this story on HometownLife.com: https://usat.ly/2v2GIR0 LOUISVILLE - The Democratic candidate challenging Rep. Brett Guthrie in November wants amnesty for all immigrants who are living in the country illegally Hank Linderman is challenging Guthrie, the Republican congressman who since 2009 has represented Kentucky's 2nd Congressional District, which includes Bowling Green, Owensboro and Elizabethtown.

Reversal: Kentucky restoring Medicaid benefits for thousands

Dental and vision care benefits will be restored for hundreds of thousands of Medicaid recipients in a sudden reversal by Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin's administration following an outcry over the recent cuts. The coverage had been abruptly cut at the start of July after a federal judge rejected the Republican governor's plan to overhaul Kentucky's Medicaid program.

Interest Groups Rush to Sway Senators on Kavanaugh Nomination

Brett Kavanaugh walks through the U.S. Capitol before a meeting with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Republican from Kentucky, not pictured, in Washington, D.C., on July 10, 2018. The GOP's race to confirm Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh is sparking a furious battle between liberal and conservative groups to sway half a dozen pivotal senators who are giving little hint of how they'll vote.

Benefit cuts announced following Medicaid ruling

Gov. Matt Bevin's administration is cutting dental and vision coverage for nearly a half-million Kentuckians after his Medicaid overhaul plan was rejected in court. The state Cabinet for Health and Family Services calls the cuts an "unfortunate consequence" of Friday's ruling by a federal judge who said Kentucky can't require poor people to get jobs to keep their Medicaid benefits.

Kentucky governor downplays effect of EU tariffs on bourbon

In comments at odds with his home state's whiskey distillers, Kentucky's Republican governor is downplaying fears that the European Union's retaliatory tariffs could disrupt the booming market for the Bluegrass state's iconic bourbon industry. "There's always the potential for some type of impact, but I don't think it will be a tremendous impact," Gov. Matt Bevin said when asked about tariffs during a TV interview this week with Bloomberg.

Sen. Mitch McConnell pushes hemp legalization in farm bill

Declaring he has "won the argument" on hemp, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday that the Senate is on track for a vote to legalize the crop that comes from the same plant that produces marijuana. The Senate Agriculture Committee is scheduled to consider the farm bill Wednesday.