Politics

In this week before his 100 days in office, President Trump made progress on several promises. They would include unveiling a tax reform proposal and talking with leaders of Canada and Mexico about renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement. The Daily Signal reports that Trump’s budget...

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback is preparing to appoint a new state treasurer after Republican Ron Estes won a special congressional election. Brownback scheduled a Tuesday morning news conference at the Statehouse to introduce the new treasurer. Estes plans to step down next week...

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A federal judge has ordered Kansas' top elections official to turn over a proposed changes to federal voting rights laws that he took to a meeting with President Donald Trump. After privately examining the documents, U.S. Magistrate James O'Hara ruled Monday that parts of...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma House speaker's office says state Rep. David Brumbaugh has died. He was 56. Office spokesman Jason Sutton says in a statement that Brumbaugh's family confirmed he died Saturday evening. The cause of death was not immediately known. The Republican from Broken Arrow...

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A civil rights attorney running in the nation's first congressional election since President Donald Trump's November victory has made the race surprisingly competitive for a Kansas House seat held by Republicans for more than two decades. The special election Tuesday between...

WICHITA, Kan. (KNSS) - Texas Sen. Ted Cruz was in Wichita Monday for a campaign rally supporting Republican Ron Estes in Tuesday's special election for the Kansas 4th Congressional District. Cruz, who won the Kansas presidential caucus last year, says the eyes of the nation are on the Sunflower...

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — President Donald Trump has stepped into a special congressional race in Kansas by recording a call urging prospective voters to cast their ballots for Republican candidate Ron Estes. The Associated Press obtained a recording of the call Monday as the Estes campaign started...

WICHITA, Kan. (KNSS) - Kansans will vote in a special election for the first time since 1950 on Tuesday. That election was to replace Rep. Herbert Meyer who died in office. State Highway Commissioner Myron V. George defeated attorney Barnes Griffin for the position. This election is replace Mike...

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — State Sen. Steve Fitzgerald, (R-Levenworth), is running for the congressional seat that incumbent Lynn Jenkins will vacate when her term expires. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that Fitzgerald, filed a statement of candidacy with the Federal Election Commission. He also told...