Thomas Massie

Latest Stories

FILE - Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., speaks during a TV news interview at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Jan. 12, 2024. Massie has made a habit of riling Washington's most powerful leaders in his own party, but so far it hasn't eroded his support back home in his staunchly conservative Kentucky district. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Maverick Kentucky congressman has avoided fallout at home after antagonizing GOP leaders

By Bruce Schreiner - Associated Press

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., joined by Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., speaks to reporters after she tried and failed to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson, her long-shot effort swiftly and resoundingly rejected by Democrats and Republicans tired of the political chaos, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, May 8, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Marjorie Taylor Greene says she has no near-term plans to oust Speaker Johnson

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., talks to reporters just after lawmakers in the House pushed a $95 billion national security aid package for Ukraine, Israel and other U.S. allies closer to passage, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, April 19, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Speaker Johnson promises not to retaliate against rebellious House Republicans

By Alex Miller - The Washington Times

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., talks with Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., before Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida addresses a joint meeting of Congress in the House chamber, Thursday, April 11, 2024, at the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) **FILE**

Conservatives dangle threat of ousting Speaker Johnson after foreign aid vote

By Alex Miller - The Washington Times

Rep. Paul Gosar, R-Ariz., waits for a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, on July 22, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Gosar joins MTG, Massie in push to oust Speaker Johnson

By Alex Miller - The Washington Times

Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., speaks at the Capitol in Washington, Jan. 12, 2024. The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected appeals from three Republican U.S. House members who challenged fines for not wearing face coverings on the House floor in 2021. The justices did not comment in leaving in place $500 fines issued in May 2021 to U.S. Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, Thomas Massie of Kentucky and Ralph Norman of South Carolina. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Judge dismisses lawsuit to remove Massie from primary ballot

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., speaks at the Capitol in Washington, Jan. 12, 2024. The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected appeals from three Republican U.S. House members who challenged fines for not wearing face coverings on the House floor in 2021. The justices did not comment in leaving in place $500 fines issued in May 2021 to U.S. Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, Thomas Massie of Kentucky and Ralph Norman of South Carolina. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

GOP primary opponent attempts to throw Massie off ballot over ally’s residence

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., listens as the House Rules Committee prepares a bill at the Capitol in Washington, June 12, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Rep. Thomas Massie: House on a downward spiral since ousting Speaker Kevin McCarthy

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., talks to reporters before leaving Capitol Hill in Washington, March 27, 2020. Massie is back in Donald Trump's good graces. The Kentucky congressman won the former president's endorsement Tuesday, May 10, 2022 ahead of next week's primary election. Just two years ago, Trump said the maverick congressman should be thrown out of the Republican Party. Now the former president is calling Massie a “Conservative Warrior” and a &quot;first-rate Defender of the Constitution.” (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Move to ax drunk-driver ‘kill switch’ in autos gains ground in Congress

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., listens as the House Rules Committee prepares a bill at the Capitol in Washington, June 12, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Drunk-driver ‘kill switch’ for autos on chopping block in House spending bill

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

Insurrections loyal to President Donald Trump rally at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021. A member of the Oath Keepers extremist group from New Jersey who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and bragged about it in text messages has pleaded guilty to obstructing Congress. James Breheny, of Little Ferry, pleaded guilty on Tuesday in Washington’s federal court to a felony charge of obstructing Congress’ certification of President Joe Biden’s electoral victory over former President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) **FILE**

GOP lawmakers question banks on whether they provided private customer data following Jan. 6 riot

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

Illustration on school shootings and armed teachers by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

There have been no shooting attacks in schools where teachers can legally carry guns

By John Lott and Rep. Thomas Massie

Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., talks to reporters before leaving Capitol Hill in Washington, on Friday, March 27, 2020. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Rep. Massie endorses Ron DeSantis for 2024 Republican presidential nomination

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., talks to reporters before leaving Capitol Hill in Washington, on Friday, March 27, 2020. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

House antitrust panel taking aim at Big Government instead of Big Tech

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times

Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., talks to reporters before leaving Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, March 27, 2020. The nation's fiercest fiscal conservatives are largely embracing the massive economic rescue package moving through Congress. In many cases, those conservatives who support the $2 trillion coronavirus spending bill are the very same who raged against the $800 billion economic stimulus package backed by the Obama administration after the 2008 financial crisis. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Republicans to move forward with lawsuit against House mask mandate even if rule is lifted

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

In this March 27, 2020, photo, Rep. Thomas Massie, Kentucky Republican, talks to reporters before leaving Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) **FILE**

Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky tests positive for virus

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

In this March 27, 2020, photo, Rep. Thomas Massie, Kentucky Republican, talks to reporters before leaving Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) **FILE**

GOP lawmaker, office ‘will not comply’ with D.C. vaccine mandate

By Victor Morton - The Washington Times

In this March 27, 2020, photo, Rep. Thomas Massie, Kentucky Republican, talks to reporters before leaving Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) **FILE**

Rep. Thomas Massie slammed for tweet comparing COVID-19 vaccine passports to Holocaust

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., speaks to reporters during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, July 22, 2021. Pelosi discussed her reasons for rejecting two Republicans chosen by House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy to be on the committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

House Republicans sue Nancy Pelosi in federal court over mask fines

By Mica Soellner - The Washington Times

Rep. Ralph Norman, R-S.C., speaks during a news conference, Wednesday, May 12, 2021, with Rep. Dan Bishop, R-N.C., expressing their opposition to "critical race theory," on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Three House Republicans lose appeals on fines over Pelosi’s mask mandate

By Meg Kinnard - Associated Press