The following is a transcript of an interview with Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, a Democrat, on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that aired on Nov. 17, 2024.

Former President Donald Trump has again won Kentucky’s eight electoral votes. The Associated Press called Kentucky for the Republican presidential nominee shortly after polls closed Tuesday in the state’s Central Time Zone.

Votes for Donald Trump increased in every Kentucky county over four years ago — a trend that did not go unnoticed by political experts and leaders

Republicans will maintained their supermajorities in Kentucky’s Legislature when the new session begins in January.

An Appalachian mayor has won an 11-candidate scramble for a Kentucky Senate seat left vacant by the Republican incumbent's death two weeks before Election Day

President-elect Donald Trump has said he’ll activate the U.S. military to carry out his plan. Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, who controls the National Guard, is taking a wait-and-see approach.

The election was mostly smooth and a big part of that was thanks to early voting, according to Secretary of State Michael Adams.

According to unofficial results from Kentucky.gov, just over 2,087,000 ballots were cast in the commonwealth through the election. With around 3,548,000 voters registered, turnout was just below 59%.Trump received 65% of the state's votes, and Kentucky was the first to be called for him again this year. Harris earned 34% of the vote.

Kentucky leaders are reacting to former President Donald Trump being elected as the new president of the United States after the 2024 General Elections.

Politicians and media personalities aren't "talking about what people are worried about" enough, according to Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear.

Republican U.S. Reps. Andy Barr and Brett Guthrie are in the running for two committee chair positions that would boost their clout in Congress

Gov. Andy Beshear, who won reelection in 2023 as a Democrat in a deep red Kentucky, tells "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that there are "absolute lessons that we can learn" from his state as the party tries to regroup after President-elect Donald Trump's victory.