been assigned to a committee for Kentucky edition.

I'm June Leffler.

>> Now moving on to election news.

Kentucky's 2026 primary elections are a little more than three months away.

Republican Congressman Andy Barr is now out with his first ad in the U-S Senate campaign here in Kentucky.

In it, Barr blasts DEI or diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, calling them, quote, dumb, evil and indoctrination.

>> It's not a sin to be white.

It's not against the law to be male.

And it shouldn't be disqualifying to be a Christian.

I'm Andy Barr, and I approve this message to give woke liberals something else to cry about really stands for.

>> While some Democrats in Kentucky's U-S Senate primary contest responded to the ad on social media, Amy McGrath suggested this was a distraction, saying Kentuckians, quote, wake up worried about bills, jobs and health care.

Let's talk about that.

End quote.

Charles Booker, another contender in the Democratic U.S.

Senate primary, pointed out that Barr has not yet been endorsed by President Donald Trump.

Quote, Andy, it's not working.

You've been in the race nearly a year and Trump still doesn't like you.

End quote.

Two independent polls released last week show a tight race for the U.S.

Senate in Kentucky between Congressman Barr and former Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron.

Lexington businessman Nate