TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Key conservative initiatives are likely to fail in Kansas this year because a few Republicans are breaking with the rest of the Legislature’s veto-proof GOP supermajorities. Republicans have pushed measures through…

TAMPA, Fla. — With the debate over school masks waning in much of Florida, conservative activists have  again turned their attention to rooting out “critical race theory” in classrooms. Many have changed their approach from…

This Supreme Court term, which began Monday, is the culmination of five decades of efforts by conservatives to seize control of the court. It started when Richard Nixon ran for president in 1968 by campaigning…

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — As conservative political groups mobilize to ban in schools what they call critical race theory, one prominent backer of Republican causes and candidates is notably absent. Leaders in the network…

TOPEKA — A near sweep by conservatives over moderates in several primary races this week sets up more conflict over the next two years between the Republican-led Legislature and Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly. “There will…

Over 35 years, I worked for various bosses at various newspapers. I had some very bad bosses who were men. And some very good bosses who were women. I also had some very bad female…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Conservative Republican lawmakers are looking to modify a bipartisan plan for expanding Medicaid in Kansas by adding two provisions that Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly opposes. GOP conservatives want to insert a…

TORONTO (AP) — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau won a second term in Canada’s national elections, losing the majority but saying today he was given a clear mandate despite an increasingly divided Parliament and nation. Trudeau’s…

In the wake of three mass shootings that left 30-plus people dead in less than a week, many liberals blasted President Donald Trump for inciting violence with hateful rhetoric. The return fire from the White…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas’ child welfare agency has drafted guidelines urging foster parents to allow LGBTQ kids in their care to “express themselves as they see themselves,” riling conservatives a little more than a…