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Biden says 'order must prevail' during campus protests over the war in Gaza
Biden says 'order must prevail' during campus protests over the war in Gaza

Student protests on college campuses have reached a boiling point as administrators turned to police to clear encampments erected to show solidarity with Gaza.

Kansas legislators expect governor to veto their latest tax cuts and call a special session

Kansas legislators expect governor to veto their latest tax cuts and call a special session

Kansas lawmakers approved a new, slightly smaller package of tax cuts before adjourning their annual session early Wednesday.

Arizona lawmakers vote to undo near-total abortion ban from 1864, with Gov. Hobbs expected to sign

Arizona lawmakers vote to undo near-total abortion ban from 1864, with Gov. Hobbs expected to sign

Democrats at the Arizona Legislature are expected to make a final push to repeal the state’s long-dormant ban on nearly all abortions that a court said can be enforced.

Florida's 6-week abortion ban takes effect as doctors worry women will lose access to health care

Florida's 6-week abortion ban takes effect as doctors worry women will lose access to health care

Florida’s ban on most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy has gone into effect, and some doctors are concerned that women in the state will no longer have access to needed health care.

Trump calls judge 'crooked' after facing a warning of jail time if he violates a trial gag order

Trump calls judge 'crooked' after facing a warning of jail time if he violates a trial gag order

Donald Trump will use a one-day break from his hush money trial to rally voters in the battleground states of Wisconsin and Michigan.

Hush money trial judge raises threat of jail as he finds Trump violated gag order, fines him $9K

Hush money trial judge raises threat of jail as he finds Trump violated gag order, fines him $9K

Donald Trump's hush money case resumes Tuesday with testimony from Gary Farro.

Kansas will increase penalties for killing police animals

Kansas will increase penalties for killing police animals

'Bane's Law' will require a minimum of 90 days in prison and a $10,000 fine for anyone guilty of harming police dogs or horses. 

Kansas bill to limit gender-affirming care for transgender minors dies after failed veto override

Kansas bill to limit gender-affirming care for transgender minors dies after failed veto override

Republican legislators in Kansas failed Monday to override the Democratic governor’s veto of a proposed ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors.

Trump and DeSantis meet to make peace and discuss fundraising for the former president's campaign

Trump and DeSantis meet to make peace and discuss fundraising for the former president's campaign

Former president Donald Trump met privately with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis over the weekend, marking a detente between the former rivals after a brutal primary contest marked by insults and bruised egos.

Kansas senate fails to override governor's veto on tax bill

Kansas senate fails to override governor's veto on tax bill

The Senate's 26-14 vote Monday fell one vote short of the required two-thirds majority.

Biden jokes about his past stumbles and digs at Trump during annual correspondents' dinner

Biden jokes about his past stumbles and digs at Trump during annual correspondents' dinner

Speaking at a ritzy Washington hotel to politicos and journalists alike, the 81-year-old commander-in-chief alluded to his past physical stumbles.

Kansas won't have legal medical pot or expand Medicaid for at least another year

Kansas won't have legal medical pot or expand Medicaid for at least another year

All but 12 states have legalized medical marijuana, and all but 10 have expanded Medicaid in line with the 2010 federal Affordable Care Act and its promise to cover almost all of the cost.

Biden officials indefinitely postpone ban on menthol cigarettes amid election-year pushback

Biden officials indefinitely postpone ban on menthol cigarettes amid election-year pushback

President Joe Biden’s administration is indefinitely delaying a long-awaited menthol cigarette ban, a decision that infuriated anti-smoking advocates but could avoid a political backlash from Black voters in November.

The Latest | Trump speaks with reporters after 4th day of witness testimony in hush money trial ends

The Latest | Trump speaks with reporters after 4th day of witness testimony in hush money trial ends

Defense lawyers in Donald Trump’s hush money trial are poised to dig into an account of the former publisher of the National Enquirer and his efforts to protect Trump from negative stories during the 2016 election.

Former AG Derek Schmidt announces Kansas Congressional run

Former AG Derek Schmidt announces Kansas Congressional run

Former Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination in Kansas’ Second Congressional District on Friday. 

KAKE NEWS INVESTIGATES: Background check backlog after cyberattack on Kansas courts

KAKE NEWS INVESTIGATES: Background check backlog after cyberattack on Kansas courts

April marked six months since the Kansas court system first realized someone had hacked its computers. The fight to get back online after the cyberattack, and then caught up digitally, has left hundreds of Kansans fighting just to survive.

GOP mulls next move after Kansas governor vetoes effort to help Texas in border security fight

GOP mulls next move after Kansas governor vetoes effort to help Texas in border security fight

Top Republicans in the Kansas House were considering Thursday whether their chamber can muster the two-thirds majority necessary to override Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly's veto.

The Latest: Supreme Court arguments conclude in Trump immunity case

The Latest: Supreme Court arguments conclude in Trump immunity case

Donald Trump has fired off a few posts on his social media network shortly before arguments begin before the Supreme Court on his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss.

Senate passes $95B foreign aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan

Senate passes $95B foreign aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan

The Senate on Tuesday night passed a package to deliver $95 billion in foreign aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan -- a bipartisan win months in the making.

New federal rule would bar companies from forcing 'noncompete' agreements on employees

New federal rule would bar companies from forcing 'noncompete' agreements on employees

The Federal Trade Commission voted Tuesday to ban measures known as noncompete agreements, which bar workers from jumping to or starting competing companies for a prescribed period of time.

The Latest | Pecker says he wanted to keep tabloid's agreement with Trump 'as quiet as possible'

The Latest | Pecker says he wanted to keep tabloid's agreement with Trump 'as quiet as possible'

The National Enquirer's former publisher is expected to return to the stand in Donald Trump's historic hush money trial as testimony continues in the first-ever criminal trial against a former U.S. president.

Top 4 takeaways from Day 5 of Trump's hush money trial

Top 4 takeaways from Day 5 of Trump's hush money trial

Day 5 of Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial was also the first day of legal arguments before jurors.

The Latest | Lawyers in Trump hush money case paint competing portraits of him in opening statements

The Latest | Lawyers in Trump hush money case paint competing portraits of him in opening statements

Opening statements in Donald Trump’s historic hush money trial are set to begin.

A new, stable fiscal forecast for Kansas reinforces the dynamics of a debate over tax cuts

A new, stable fiscal forecast for Kansas reinforces the dynamics of a debate over tax cuts

The new forecast from state officials and legislative researchers came with lawmakers scheduled to reconvene Thursday after a spring break for the final six days of their annual session.

Marijuana legalization in Kansas advocated for at second 'ICT Cannafest'

Marijuana legalization in Kansas advocated for at second 'ICT Cannafest'

At a hearing for a proposed pilot program that would allow just a handful of companies to sell medical marijuana products, state senators ended up tabling the idea until next year.

Maine law takes US a step closer to popular vote deciding presidential elections

Maine law takes US a step closer to popular vote deciding presidential elections

The National Popular Vote Interstate Compact seeks to guarantee that the candidate who receives the most popular votes in all 50 states and the District of Columbia wins the presidency.