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If the Obama administration winds up losing a Supreme Court case challenging President Obama's recess appointments, the Senate back story could make the win...

Kansas voters left little room for interpretation when a sizable majority voted in August to reject a ballot measure that would have paved the way for a...

Republicans seem at odds over whether President Obama introduced a big new tax through his health care law. Some conservatives are making a campaign issue of...

Democrats are pinning their unusually high hopes for winning a Senate seat in Kansas on a retired doctor and former lifelong moderate Republican who's vexed...

At the end of this Congress, more than one-third of the historic Tea Party freshman class will be gone from the House. Many ran as outsiders in a year when...

Andrew Bailey, Denny Hoskins, Vivek Malek and Dave Wasinger emerged victorious Tuesday in the Republican primary contests for Missouri attorney general,...

Republican Rep. Roger Marshall has won an open Senate seat in Kansas in a tougher-than-expected race that saw his Democratic opponent far outraise him.

Robert Siegel talks with NPR's David Schaper from a Republican caucus site in Des Moines, Iowa.

Many Senate Democrats seeking reelection are in states that Trump carried in 2016. That presents opportunities for the GOP to win and make a takeover effort by...

How did the Republican candidates celebrate the new year in Iowa? NPR's Sonari Glinton finds out.

It doesn't get any more disgusting than this. Equating rape to getting a flat tire. Such is the argument of Rep Pete ...

Kelly sued the Republican legislature in state Supreme Court after they overturned her order banning church gatherings of ten people or more.

While the Senate passed an immigration overhaul last June, the House has done nothing so far because of resistance from many of its Republican members. That...

The White House's estimate of gains for the average American family rests on a lot of assumptions and is disputed by economists on the right and left alike.

In a letter obtained by NPR, the Libre Initiative criticized calls made by some of the presidential candidates for mass deportation and ending birthright...

Kris Van Meteren claims he seized ownership of the No Labels political party on Monday. He lashed out against Kansas Secretary of State Scott Schwab, accusing...

Steve Alford says African-Americans react worse to drugs "because of their character makeup, their genetics"

At Thursday night's debate in Florida, the audience will be allowed to applaud, cheer or boo. That could give former House Speaker Newt Gingrich an edge.

The Hay Initiative is advising the candidates on foreign policy, national security and defense. Steve Inskeep speaks to the group's leader Brian Hook, who's...

The nation's doctors are more Democratic, female, and supportive of the Affordable Care Act than their physician counterparts in Congress.

As lawmakers returned to the Kansas state capitol this year, three seats won by Republicans are now in the hands of Democrats. That's after three suburban...

Republican candidates' efforts to win Hispanic voters have intensified in advance of the Florida primary, airing ads in Spanish and contending over...

Speaker Ryan is leading the effort to outline the GOP's goals after this election. The series of proposals will leave room for presumptive nominee Donald Trump...

Steve Inskeep talks to Democratic Sen. Mazie Hirono of Hawaii about her party's strategy going forward as Republicans tried to repeal and replace the...

The Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest is compiled by David Nir, Jeff Singer, Stephen Wolf, Carolyn Fiddler, and Matt Booker, with additional contributions...

The Kansas Republican Party is cutting ties with state Rep. Michael Capps of Wichita after it was revealed that Capps was found guilty of child abuse...

Steve Inskeep takes a closer look at the GOP presidential primary race with Cokie Roberts and Republican pollster Kristen Soltis Anderson and author of The...

Gov. Mike Kehoe is considering a request from the Trump administration to call a special session so Republicans can gain a seat in the state's eight-member...

Conservative Kansas legislators are struggling to build support among Republicans for a proposal to provide unemployment benefits to workers who lose their...