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Less than a week before the Republican primary in Kansas' 1st Congressional District, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce has thrown its support behind physician Roger Marshall in his bid to defeat Rep. Tim Huelskamp. The chamber's political arm is spending $200,000 on ads to support Marshall and another $200,000 on ads to oppose Huelskamp.
As the state's most closely-watched primary race enters its waning weeks, the campaigns of U.S. Rep. Tim Huelskamp and Roger Marshall are touting disparate poll results and national groups are dropping substantial sums of advertising dollars into the largely rural district.
In this Feb. 10, 2016 file photo, Internal Revenue Service Commissioner John Koskinen testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. House conservatives on July 13, 2016, have taken the first step to force an impeachment vote on Koskinen.
Conservative House Republicans on Wednesday introduced a resolution to impeach Internal Revenue Service Commissioner John Koskinen, something they hope can get a vote this week before Congress leaves for an extended summer break. The resolution was introduced by Reps.
U.S. Rep. Tim Huelskamp answers a question during a debate with candidate Dr. Roger Marshall for the Kansas 1st Congressional district at the Stringer Fine Arts Center Monday, June 27, 2016 in Hutchinson, Kan.
Roger Marshall, a Republican candidate for U.S. Rep. Tim Huelskamp's 1st District seat, pulled no punches Thursday discussing the Republican incumbent. For the first time in its history, the Manhattan-based Kansas Farm Bureau is backing a non-incumbent in a political race.
The Kansas State Board of Education plans to discuss and take possible action on the Obama administration's directive that public schools allow transgender students to use restrooms that match their gender identity.
Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach says U.S. Rep. Tim Huelskamp is qualified to seek re-election and has dismissed a complaint filed by Huelskamp's Republican primary challenger.
Conservatives are pushing to force an election-season House vote on impeaching IRS chief John Koskinen, despite misgivings by many Republicans and solid Democratic opposition that means Congress lacks the votes to ultimately remove him from office. Some Republicans argue that an impeachment vote two months before elections risked irritating voters, while others said Koskinen deserved a full House Judiciary Committee probe before embarking on the seldom-used impeachment process.