On Sunday, journalists’ inboxes overflowed with politicians’ statements of admiration for the late U.S. Rep. Walter Jones and his consistent independence from party. On Monday, this headline topped Google News: “Another government shutdown looms” —…

Every time that Rep. Kent Thompson holds up his hand to defend the Kansas Constitution, its import weighs heavily on his conscience. Monday’s swearing-in ceremony to signal the start of the 2019 legislative session will…

WASHINGTON — Sen. Pat Roberts of Kansas looks vulnerable to Democrats — and some Republicans, and that’s a big reason the 2020 race has quickly drawn a prominent potential challenger, former U.S. Attorney for Kansas…

An eight-year reign of Republican dominance and political muscle in this state came to an end Tuesday when Democrat Tony Evers defeated GOP Gov. Scott Walker, the central figure in Wisconsin politics for more than…

Election 2018: This is the fourth of a series of articles on the five candidates for Kansas governor.   TOPEKA, Kan. — He’s brushed aside the state’s woeful financial straits. He’s dismissed concerns that driving…

Bruce Symes says he’s grateful for the time he’s spent campaigning as the Republican nominee for Allen County Commission. “I’ve met wonderful people,” in the course of going door to door, house to house, to…

Former Republican Kansas Gov. Mike Hayden has endorsed Democrat Laura Kelly in this year’s race for governor. That means only one living Kansas governor has stayed totally out of the race: Republican Sam Brownback. Though…

Before Republicans fell in love with Steve Watkins, he was not their favorite. “He’s a charlatan, a fraud and an opportunist,” said state Sen. Steve Fitzgerald, when the two, and five others, were pitted against…

An Olathe Republican vying for a seat in the Kansas House of Representatives was arrested Thursday and charged with election perjury. The complaint filed by the Johnson County district attorney’s office alleges Adam T. Thomas,…

LAWRENCE, Kan. — Paul Davis says he’s frustrated, but he doesn’t really show it. Sitting at a wooden desk in his campaign office in downtown Lawrence, the bespectacled Democrat matter-of-factly states that he’s irked by…