McConnell now open to high court nomination in election year
The U.S. Senate confirms the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to be an associate justice on the U.S. Supreme Court on a 50 to 48 vote.
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Trump seeks to energize Kansas base
President Donald Trump's campaign rally for Kansas Republicans on Saturday celebrated confirmation for U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and toasted the prospects of a surge toward victory by GOP candidates for governor and Congress struggling for a clean edge in red-state Kansas.
As Kavanaugh joins Court, Trump, GOP try to seize election momentum Source: Cox Media Group
Hours after the U.S. Senate confirmed Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court on Saturday, President Donald Trump implored his supporters to turn out in large numbers for the November mid-term elections, both to punish Democrats for their opposition to Kavanaugh, and to ensure that Republicans keep control of both the U.S. House and Senate. "We'll have a chance in just four weeks to render your verdict on the Democrats' conduct at the ballot box," the President said to loud cheers at a campaign rally in Topeka, Kansas.
‘Tremendous victory’: Trump celebrates Kavanaugh win
President Donald Trump waves to supporters after speaking at a campaign rally at Kansas Expocentre, Saturday, Oct. 6, 2018 in Topeka, Kan. President Donald Trump says goodbye to the crowd during a campaign rally Saturday, Oct. 6, 2018, in Topeka, Kan.
Analysis: Kavanaugh fight sharpens the stakes for midterms
President Donald Trump addresses the crowd during a campaign rally Saturday, Oct. 6, 2018, in Topeka, Kan. President Donald Trump addresses the crowd during a campaign rally Saturday, Oct. 6, 2018, in Topeka, Kan.
The Latest: Polls close for Kansas and Michigan primaries
Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach votes Tuesday morning, Aug. 7th, 2018, at the Lecompton City Hall.
Orman submits petitions for spot in Kansas governor’s race
Kansas City-area businessman Greg Orman speaks to reporters after he and his running mate Sen. John Doll delivered more than 10,000 signatures to the Secretary of State's office in Topeka, Kan., Monday morning, Aug. 6, 2018, to formalize their campaign for governor. He needs the signatures of 5,000 registered voters to appear on the November ballot.
Capitol Insider: Kansas’ congressional primaries inspire deep ballots, political newcomers
Two dozen U.S. House candidates put it on the line Tuesday in primary elections testing viability of a novice  Topeka politician fueled by a deep-pocket super PAC, implications of Democrat Hillary Clinton's success two years ago in the 3rd District and strength of Republican incumbents in 2018. Three veterans -- U.S. Reps.
Kobach’s running mate funding campaign for Kansas governor
In this April 13, 2018, file photo, Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach speaks during a Republican gubernatorial debate in Atchison, Kan. Kobach is relying on his running mate to finance his campaign to unseat Kansas Gov. Jeff Colyer in the state's Republican primary.
Man with history of sex crimes working at Kansas shelter for unaccompanied migrant children
A man with a history of serious sex crimes allegations is working at a shelter for unaccompanied immigrant children in Topeka, Kansas, according to public records reviewed by ThinkProgress. Jeffrey J. Montague, 63, of Topeka, Kansas, is the human resources manager at The Villages, a nonprofit that has a $5.9 million contract with the Department of Health and Human Services to house unaccompanied migrant children But Montague has an especially checkered past.
Topeka artist looks for humanity on Mexico border, where radical nurture meets ‘inhumane agenda’
For two weeks in mid-June, she joined nine other artists dispatched by the Mennonite Central Committee to observe immigration policy as outrage smoldered over the practice of forcibly separating children from asylum seekers and news from back home revealed some of the children were detained in Topeka. Penner, a retired writing instructor and professor emeritus at Washburn University, said she was trying to find creative solutions or ideas about border territories but returned instead with a notebook full of "fits and starts."
The Latest: Kobach aide calls Kansas House measure ‘flawed’
Kansas state Rep. Joe Seiwert, left, R-Pretty Prairie, confers with House Speaker Ron Ryckman Jr., right, R-Olathe, as Ryckman's chief of staff, Paje Resner, center, watches, Friday, April 27, 2018, at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. Lawmakers are considering budget measures and tax cuts.
The Latest: Kansas House advances spending legislation
Kansas state Rep. Joe Seiwert, left, R-Pretty Prairie, confers with House Speaker Ron Ryckman Jr., right, R-Olathe, as Ryckman's chief of staff, Paje Resner, center, watches, Friday, April 27, 2018, at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. Lawmakers are considering budget measures and tax cuts.
Kansas officials boost projected tax collections by $540M
Larry Campell, left, Kansas Gov. Jeff Colyer's budget director, confers with J.G. Scott, center, the Legislature's top fiscal analyst, and Raney Gilliland, right, the director of the Legislature's research staff, before the release of a new fiscal forecast, Friday, April 20, 2018, at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. The new forecast boosts projected tax collections through June 2019 by a total of $540 million less Larry Campell, left, Kansas Gov. Jeff Colyer's budget director, confers with J.G. Scott, center, the Legislature's top fiscal analyst, and Raney Gilliland, right, the director of the Legislature's research ... more TOPEKA, Kan.
Poll: Large gap separates Kobach, Colyer in terms of name recognition Updated at
The latest statewide poll in the Republican gubernatorial race affirmed Secretary of State Kris Kobach to be the most well-known and intensely disliked candidate in the field and revealed half of the electorate still don't recognize Jeff Colyer as the state's governor four months ahead of the August primary. Kobach was known to four of every five people involved in polling by the Docking Institute of Public Affairs at Fort Hays State University, but 41 percent said they had a “highly negative” opinion of him.
Passage of Kansas school funding hike highlights GOP split
Legislators face a Kansas Supreme Court mandate ... . Kansas Senate Majority Leader Jim Denning, left, R-Overland Park, state Sen. Rick Wilborn, center, R-McPherson, and Sen. Bud Estes, R-Dodge City, confer during a break in the Senate's session, Saturday, April 7, 2018, at the Stat... .
Linda Brown, central figure in school segregation case, dies Source: AP
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Linda Brown, central figure in school segregation case, dies
Brown, the Kansas girl at the center of the 1954 U.S. Supreme Court ruling ... . A person, who refused to give their name, checks a sign on the door of the Russian consulate office stating that the office is closed and not accepting any new passport applications in Seattle, Wash., Monday, March 26, 2018.
Linda Brown of Brown v. Board of Education dies; symbolized struggle against segregation
Linda Brown, who at the age of 9 became the cornerstone figure in the landmark Supreme Court case that struck down segregation in the nation's schools, has died at age 76 in Kansas, according to published reports. Linda Brown Smith, 9, is shown in this 1952 photo.
Twenty-year-old Topeka Libertarian launches bid for Kansas governor
A 20-year-old graduate of Topeka High School revealed Saturday a decision to campaign for the office of Kansas governor as a Libertarian. Thomas Padgett, who works for a small business and has never sought elective office, said inspiration to join the field of about two-dozen gubernatorial candidates was drawn from frustration with the 2016 presidential nominees of the Republican and Democratic parties.