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'It would kill our business.' | Sen. Mitch McConnell wants to close farm bill's hemp 'loophole'
The loophole in the 2018 Farm Bill, which McConnell originally advocated for, allows the sale of intoxicating THC products such as Delta 8.
Sen. Mitch McConnell wants to close hemp farming loophole
The hemp farming loophole allows the sale of intoxicating THC products such as Delta 8 that feel like cannabis.
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'You've Created Vacuums For Adversaries': Mitch McConnell Berates Russell Vought For Undermining US Soft Power In Senate Hearing
During a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing held on June 25, 2025, Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) berated OMB Director Russ Vought for slashing funding for soft power while increasing funding for ...
McConnell's push to ban intoxicating hemp could 'devastate KY farmers,' advocates say
Sen. Mitch McConnell wants to close a loophole that let CBD products like delta-8 be sold. Hemp advocates say it could crater a key Kentucky industry.
Ad wars over McConnell's Senate seat are heating up. What candidates are saying
With fundraising reports set to be released soon, the high-profile Republicans running to replace Sen. Mitch McConnell have had plenty to say.
Battle to replace Mitch McConnell heats up over Andy Barr funding lawmakers who voted to impeach Trump
Rep. Andy Barr (R-Ky.) donated seven times through his leadership PAC to help four House Republicans who voted to impeach ...
McConnell is OK with cutting Medicaid because he's never struggled like us | Opinion
Nearly a third of Kentuckians rely on Medicaid. McConnell's vote for Trump's 'big, beautiful bill' is a choice to abandon us ...
Mitch McConnell Says People Worried About Medicaid Cuts Will 'Get Over It'
Republican Senator Mitch McConnell said during a closed-door meeting with Republicans on Tuesday that people worried about ...
Kentucky Senate hopeful says Mitch McConnell doesn't deserve lifetime achievement award
Republican businessman Nate Morris has declared that Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell doesn't deserve a lifetime achievement ...
Do the Three Stooges in the KY GOP Senate primary owe some loyalty to McConnell? | Opinion
As Daniel Cameron, Andy Barr and Nate Morris grasp and grovel for that golden Trump endorsement, they've turned on the man ...
McConnell's farmland protection bill becomes law as part of the "Big, Beautiful Bill"
A bill to protect American farmlands was signed into law on July 4. U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) introduced the ...
Nate Morris announces run for Sen. Mitch McConnell's seat
Morris joins current U.S. Rep. Andy Barr and former Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron who have previously announced they will run in the GOP primary election for McConnell's seat.