TOPEKA — U.S. Rep. Derek Schmidt of Kansas said the military campaign against Iran should continue until U.S. forces resolved the threat of Iran’s deployment of nuclear weapons and eroded that country’s ability to destabilize…

A lifelong Republican, Don Coover became a Democrat on Jan. 6, 2021. The day mobs attacked the U.S. Capitol in an effort to overturn the 2020 election results.   “I didn’t leave the Republican Party.…

Rep. Derek Schmidt acknowledged “there’s a lot of uncertainty and unpredictability” within the economic and political climate, both in Washington, D.C.,, and closer to home in Kansas. Schmidt, former Kansas senator and attorney general, was…

U.S. Rep. Derek Schmidt has been appointed to serve on the House Armed Services Committee and House Judiciary Committee for the 119th Congress, according to a news release from his office. “Both of these committee…

TOPEKA — U.S. Rep.-elect Derek Schmidt was persuaded by coffee shop chatter and November exit polling that voters were motivated in 2024 by a desire to elect politicians who could effectively do the basic work…

Candidates running for U.S. Congress in Kansas offered their views on some of the country’s greatest ongoing debates on Wednesday at a forum hosted by the Kansas Chamber in Topeka. Each candidate had about 10…

In reviewing the positions of Republican candidates vying for the 2nd Congressional District, I frequently have to double-check I’m still in Kansas. As in 855 miles from the Rio Grande River in El Paso, Texas.…

TOPEKA — Former Attorney General Derek Schmidt continued Thursday to consolidate support in the Republican primary for the open 2nd District congressional seat by adding the endorsement of former GOP Gov. Jeff Colyer. The support…

TOPEKA — Large cash donations to campaigns of Democrat Sharice Davids and Republican Derek Schmidt contributed to second quarter receipts of nearly $2.5 million among Kansas congressional candidates and set the stage for a surge…

TOPEKA — Former Attorney General Derek Schmidt announced Friday he would run for the congressional seat being vacated by U.S. Rep. Jake LaTurner. Schmidt, a Republican from Independence, served 12 years as the state’s attorney…