More than 4,500 people have been arrested nationwide as President Donald Trump's promised crackdown on undocumented immigrants appears to ramp up.

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear joined a group of Democratic governors for a private conversation with the U.S. Senate Minority leader.

On Thursday morning, protestors from the Transgender Unity Rally gathered on the steps of the Capitol. Trans-rights activists rallied against executive orders signed by President Donald Trump. They say his leadership is harmful to the LGBTQ community.

President Donald Trump appeared to blame the soldier who was flying a U.S. Army helicopter for a deadly collision with an American Airlines passenger jet.The president offered some speculation about the cause of the crash – which he variously blamed on his predecessors and Democrats,

The White House memo ordered federal agencies to pause all grants and loans, creating uncertainty for Kentucky recipients.

Update: The Trump administration rescinded a freeze on grants and loans after this story was initially published. Several Kentucky lawmakers and organizations are expressing concern over the Trump administration's decision to pause federal grants,

Federal immigration officials took a man into custody Monday while he was in court for a state charge, according to a Central Kentucky official. It’s not clear if the arrest was an isolated case or part of a plan to step up enforcement under the call by President Donald Trump to deport more people who are in the country illegally.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- U.S. Rep. Morgan McGarvey, D-KY, called President Donald Trump's pause on federal grants and loans unconstitutional. "If Donald Trump wanted to spend money, he should have run for Congress," McGarvey said Tuesday.

Kentucky is among one of the states where lawmakers want to rename a road after Trump. He already has roads named for him in at least 3 other states.

Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota noted that Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell brought a gift to the inaugural luncheon.

Mitch McConnell, Thomas Massie and other lawmakers will represent Kentucky at Donald Trump's second inauguration.