Frustrated that it is still mired in a costly war, Russia is reportedly developing an anti-satellite nuclear-armed weapon that, if detonated, could cause global chaos. On Thursday, U.S. National Security Council spokesman John Kirby described…

The sad truth is that Alexei Navalny’s death last week—murder in prison by any other name — has at least for now advanced Vladimir Putin’s autocratic interests by removing a main focus of domestic opposition.…

Kansas lobbyists get a bad rap. After all, they’re paid to push special interests in the esteemed halls of governments. Lobbyists grease the wheels of those with deep pockets, such as energy giants, pharmaceuticals,  and…

The glimmer of hope that Congress might pass a bipartisan border-security bill has been extinguished, at least for now. In killing immigration reforms that their party has long supported — and that are now far…

Rep. Michael Gallagher’s decision not to seek re-election this year is understandable from a personal point of view. But it’s also another dispiriting sign of the decline of Congress as a place where people of…

It always helps to have nefarious targets — imaginary or not — to help spur action. China and Mexico, always convenient bogeymen for Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach, are in the spotlight once again. This…

Contrary to the popular refrain, video never really did kill the radio star. Electric vehicles, however, might do the job. The question is whether Congress should accelerate the process. Automakers, including BMW, Mazda, Volkswagen and…

Everybody loves a tax cut. But timing matters.  Democrats and Republicans in the Kansas Legislature both brought big tax-slashing plans to Topeka this year. GOP leaders have been pushing a proposal centered around a so-called…

The Republican Party should take yes for an answer. By torpedoing the Senate’s bipartisan immigration deal, under pressure from former president Donald Trump to preserve his election-year advantage on a wedge issue, congressional Republicans would…

In the months after Hamas committed the worst atrocity against Jews since the Holocaust, conflict has spread across the Middle East. In all, 10 countries are now caught up in fighting. In Gaza Israeli soldiers…