As it turns out, we aren’t quite so divided as a nation. Again and again, surveys show that Americans agree that billionaires and corporations don’t need more tax breaks.  We agree that we want quality,…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans are launching an unprecedented effort on Tuesday to hold the Senate floor and talk for days about a bill that they know won’t pass — an attempt to capture public attention on legislation…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem defended her department’s immigration enforcement tactics in front of a Senate committee on Tuesday and pushed back against criticism from Democrats who say she wrongly disparaged two protesters killed…

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Lawmakers and the White House offered no signs of compromise Sunday in their battle over oversight of federal immigration officers that has led to a pause in funding for the Department of…

WASHINGTON (AP) — A shutdown for the Department of Homeland Security appeared certain Thursday as lawmakers in the House and Senate were set to leave Washington for a 10-day break and negotiations with the White…

I wore my Timberlands last week. They’ve always been one size too big. When I was in Washington, D.C., in 2014, they were part of the uniform for my AmeriCorps program, City Year, an AmeriCorps…

It was good to have Derek Schmidt in Iola last week. Thanks go to County Commissioner John Brocker for inviting Schmidt to visit the town’s industries and businesses for the better part of the day.…

WASHINGTON — Congressional lawmakers green-lighting $839 billion in U.S. defense spending voiced strong support for an embattled test office at the Pentagon that was slashed by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, highlighting its value at preventing…

Don Coover, Democratic candidate for the 2nd District seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, spoke to a crowd of about 30 gathered at the Dr. John Silas Bass North Community Building Thursday.  The event…

WASHINGTON — Lawmakers are returning to Washington this week confronting the fallout from the stunning capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro — and familiar complaints about the Trump administration deciding to bypass Congress on military…