Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie charted his own way, until toppled by Trump (opens in new tab)

Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., reacts as he speaks during an election night watch party after losing the Republican party's nomination at the Marriott Cincinnati Airport, Tuesday, May 19, 2026, in Hebron, Ky. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)2026-05-20T04:01:50Z There aren’t many lawmakers like Thomas Massie left in Congress.The renegade Republican who rose to prominence as an idiosyncratic and stubborn outlier in his party, popular in the Kentucky district that repeatedly sent him to the House, lost his...