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GOP rep gears up for potential rematch against progressive ‘darling’ in bid to succeed McConnell

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EXCLUSIVE: Rep. Andy Barr, R-Ky., said he is the only Senate candidate in Kentucky with the «America First» record and experience necessary to keep the state’s open Senate seat red as Sen. Mitch McConnell’s 40-year tenure comes to an end.
After serving seven terms in the U.S. House of Representatives, Barr is running to replace McConnell in the Senate, as the former party leader retires next year. With Amy McGrath announcing her campaign for the Democratic nomination this week, Barr is also gearing up for a potential rematch.
«I relish the opportunity of a rematch, especially statewide, where the electorate is far more conservative than the swing district where I have represented the last seven terms,» Barr told Fox News Digital.
McGrath unsuccessfully challenged Barr for Kentucky’s 6th Congressional District in 2018. She later lost to McConnell when she ran for his Senate seat in 2020.
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Rep. Andy Barr, R-Ky., smiles during a House Financial Services Committee hearing in Washington on Nov. 20, 2024. (Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
«She’s a proven loser,» Barr said. «She has lit Democrat donor money on fire twice, and I’ve even seen Democrats lament the fact that she’s retreading her old messages. She is a stale candidate, and I think there’s a fatigue factor with Amy McGrath.»
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Despite the criticism, Barr admitted that McGrath is the «darling of the far, extreme left» with a unique fundraising record, so it would not surprise him if Democrats nominated her to run for the open Senate seat.
«I’m the only candidate in this U.S. Senate race who has a proven record of defeating Amy McGrath and her fundraising in the one swing, purple district. If you want to block her path, if you want to defeat Democrats in Kentucky, nominate the guy who has a proven record of defeating Amy McGrath,» Barr said.
Barr defeated McGrath by just over three percentage points in 2018, despite the former Marine fighter pilot reportedly raising nearly twice as much money as him.

Amy McGrath onstage during the 2022 Concordia Lexington Summit at the Lexington Marriott City Center on April 7, 2022, in Lexington, Kentucky. (Jon Cherry/Getty Images for Concordia)
Barr described himself as an «America First, pro-Trump Republican member of Congress,» who values limited government, free enterprise and strong national defense. Barr told Fox News Digital that he is the only candidate in the race with experience delivering on President Donald Trump’s agenda.
Former Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron and businessman Nate Morris are among those vying for the Republican nomination for Kentucky’s open Senate seat.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., takes a question from a reporter during a news conference following the weekly Senate Republican policy luncheon at the U.S. Capitol on Nov. 19, 2024, in Washington. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
«The Kentucky Republican Party is ascendant in the wake of Senator McConnell’s 40 years in office,» Barr said, telling Fox News Digital that Kentucky’s electorate has shifted to the right since McGrath’s last two races.
«The electorate is even more conservative in Kentucky, more pro-Trump than it was when she ran those first two races, first against me in 2018 and then against Mitch McConnell in 2020. The people of Kentucky have rejected those extreme, far-liberal views,» he said.
Trump won Kentucky by more than 30 points last year. While former Vice President Kamala Harris won Fayette County, which includes Lexington and is part of the 6th Congressional District, by 18 percentage points in 2024, Barr won his re-election by 26 points.
Barr is one of just three House Republicans who won districts that Harris carried in 2024.
«Everyone knows that Daniel Cameron is the frontrunner in this race. You’re essentially lighting your money on fire if you give it to Andy Barr,» Cameron’s campaign fired back when reached for comment, arguing that Cameron is the «America First» candidate.
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And McGrath told Fox News Digital that Kentucky voters are «tired of lifelong politicians like Andy Barr who care more about pleasing Donald Trump than solving real problems here at home.»
«It’s time he spent less energy playing politics and more time delivering for the people he’s supposed to represent,» the Democrat added.
Fox News Digital reached out to Morris’ campaign but did not immediately receive a response.
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State Department warns Hamas may violate ceasefire with attack on Palestinian civilians

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The U.S. Department of State on Saturday warned there are «credible reports» that Hamas may break the peace agreement with a «planned attack» on Palestinian civilians.
«This planned attack against Palestinian civilians would constitute a direct and grave violation of the ceasefire agreement and undermine the significant progress achieved through mediation efforts,» the department said in a statement on social media. «The guarantors demand Hamas uphold its obligations under the ceasefire terms.
«The United States and the other guarantors remain resolute in our commitment to ensuring the safety of civilians, maintaining calm on the ground and advancing peace and prosperity for the people of Gaza and the region as a whole.»
A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas went into effect last weekend after two years of war in the region following the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks in southern Israel.
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Members of Hamas search for bodies of hostages in Khan Younis of the southern Gaza Strip Saturday. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
On Monday, the 20 remaining surviving Israeli hostages were returned to Israel per the agreement, but more than a dozen remains of hostages who were killed are still under Hamas control.
The State Department added that «measures will be taken to protect the people of Gaza and preserve the integrity of the ceasefire» if Hamas proceeds with the attack.
On Thursday, President Donald Trump issued a warning on Truth Social after footage circulated online showing Hamas fighters executing Palestinians in Gaza City’s main square.
«If Hamas continues to kill people in Gaza, which was not the deal, we will have no choice but to go in and kill them,» he wrote.
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According to Reuters, at least 33 people were executed by Hamas in recent days in what officials described as a campaign to «show strength» after the ceasefire. Israeli sources say most of those killed belonged to families accused of collaborating with Israel or supporting rival militias.
Trump later clarified that U.S. troops would not go into Gaza.

In this still from a verified social media video confirmed to Reuters by a Hamas source, seven men are forced to their knees and shot from behind by Hamas gunmen during public executions in Gaza Oct. 14. (Reuters)
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«It’s not going to be us,» he told reporters. «We won’t have to. There are people very close, very nearby that will go in, and they’ll do the trick very easily, but under our auspices.»
Fox News’ Efrat Lachter and the Associated Press contributed to this report.
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Newsom clashes with White House over Marine Corps anniversary celebration highway closure

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The 250th anniversary celebration of the U.S. Marine Corps at San Diego County’s Camp Pendleton Saturday sparked a heated social media exchange between California Gov. Gavin Newsom and the White House.
The event, America’s Marines 250: From Sea to Shore: A Review of Amphibious Strength, featured a range of festivities at the Marine Corps base, including a large-scale live-fire demonstration attended by Vice President JD Vance.
Newsom blasted the display of military power as «dangerous» and «an absurd show of force,» announcing Saturday that a section of Interstate 5 near the base would be temporarily closed during the celebration.
«Because of the Trump Admin’s plans, drivers should expect delays on Interstate 5 and other state routes throughout Southern California before, during and after the event,» Newsom posted to X.
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks at an event in Los Angeles Thursday. (Reuters/Mike Blake)
The Democrat doubled down later in the day, accusing the White House of denying earlier in the week that any freeway closures would be needed despite the use of live munitions.
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However, the White House quickly fired back, accusing Newsom of distorting the facts.
«Newscum is lying,» the White House’s Rapid Response account posted to X. «He closed the highway — not only did nobody at the White House or the Marines ask him to do so, the Marines repeatedly said there are no public safety concerns with today’s exercises. Newscum lies and tries to make it about himself? Day ending in ‘y.’»
The White House account also reposted an X post from Trump advisor Alex Bruesewitz, who wrote, «Gavin Newscum is shutting down a major CA highway just because JD Vance is in the state. Inconveniencing tens of thousands of Americans. What a petty little man.»

A view of U.S. Navy landing craft air cushions on the beach during an amphibious assault demonstration as part of the Marine Corps 250th anniversary celebration attended by Vice President JD Vance at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Saturday. (Reuters/Mike Blake)
Newsom then rebutted, «The [California Highway Patrol] and highway safety experts are saying what any person with common sense knows: It is not safe for people to drive on a major freeway at high speeds directly under LIVE MUNITIONS.
«White House not communicating, endangering the public, and then trying to blame the Governor for doing the right thing — keeping people out of harm’s way — yet another day living in Trump’s authoritarian America.»
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The exchange followed days of tension between Newsom and the Trump administration over the Camp Pendleton event.
Earlier in the week, the California governor called the anniversary celebration a «vanity parade.»
«Donald Trump and JD Vance think that shutting down the I-5 to shoot out missiles from ships is how you respect the military,» Newsom posted to X Wednesday, while reposting an X post from left-leaning outlet MeidasTouch that claimed the White House planned to close parts of the I-5 during the event. «PUT ASIDE YOUR VANITY PARADE AND PAY OUR TROOPS INSTEAD.»
However, William Martin, special assistant to the president and communications director to the vice president, quickly pushed back against Newsom.

Vice President JD Vance attends the Amphibious Capabilities Demonstration as part of the 250th anniversary celebrations of the Marine Corps at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Saturday. (Oliver Contreras/Pool via Reuters)
«This is complete fake news,» Martin declared in a post on X, which was reposted by the @VP X account. «The Marine Corps said they are NOT shutting down the I-5 highway and that the event at Camp Pendleton is a training exercise. Also, President Trump IS paying the troops despite Chuck Schumer’s efforts to hold their salaries hostage.»
A Marine Corps press release Wednesday about the festivities said that «no public highways or transportation routes will be closed.»
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Extensive safety measures were implemented at the celebration, which was expected to draw more than 15,000 attendees, including detailed risk assessments, emergency crews on site and fully scripted air, surface and ground movements, FOX 11 Los Angeles reported earlier in the week, citing event organizers.
Newsom and the White House did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
Fox News Digital’s Alex Nitzberg contributed to this report.
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