Thanks to the implementation of effective policy, the number of drug overdose deaths in the United States fell by nearly 24% in 2024. Members of Congress must act to preserve these policies and gains. And…

Last week, I was at Iola’s Elks Lodge as they rushed to prepare 250 bags of food for local children. Their urgency was the knowledge that when school’s out for spring break, children go without…

Kansas public schools are the heart of our communities and towns. Public schools serve 90% of Kansas children.  Our elementary schools set the foundation for our children’s futures and our high schools bring us together…

President Trump likes to say that “tariff” is the most beautiful word in the dictionary, save for perhaps “love.” But if tariffs are the political and economic winner he thinks, why are House Republicans trying…

In February, the House of Representatives narrowly passed a Republican budget resolution, delivering a key victory for Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and President Donald Trump — but at what cost? The 217-215 vote advanced a…

Sen. Roger Marshall, I hope you read this.  I don’t know how else to reach you, since your phone lines have been jammed for months and you fled the last town hall I attended.  I…

A proposed constitutional amendment to change the way Kansas selects Supreme Court justices isn’t on the ballot yet and won’t be for at least a year, but some of the state’s most prominent Republicans are…

 The U.S. Supreme Court has proven its mettle in its first important confrontation with the Trump administration — barely. By a 5-4 vote, the court upheld an order by a federal judge requiring the government…

Two weeks ago, my wife was fired from her job with the federal government. We were playing a board game and having a beer when her phone rang. A colleague asked if she had “got…

For many years, while China strategically secured minerals from around the world, the United States rarely used foreign policy to obtain the minerals it needs. That has finally changed — and dramatically so.  Within the…