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December 20, 2015

Roberts strikes back in red-hot Kansas Senate race, likens rival to ‘Jell-O’

Pat Roberts is coming back swinging after the Republican Kansas senator was thrown several weeks ago into a competitive contest thanks to a surprise change-up in the race. Now, dusting himself off, he's hammering his rival as an "amorphous" and "Jell-O"-like politician whose time in the spotlight won't last.

December 20, 2015

Cruz helping Kansas Sen. Roberts launch bus tour

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz is coming to Wichita to boost the re-election campaign of fellow Republican and Kansas Sen. Pat Roberts.

December 20, 2015

Ted Cruz to help get conservative vote out for Pat Roberts

Republican Sen. Pat Roberts is bringing Texas Sen. Ted Cruz to campaign for him in Kansas, where polls show him trailing the independent candidate in a contest that could decide which party wins control of the U.S. Senate.

December 20, 2015

Kansas court rules Dems don’t need Senate nominee – in blow to Republican

A Kansas state court has ruled that Democrats do not have to field a candidate this fall against Republican Sen. Pat Roberts, in a decision that could boost independent Greg Orman in his bid to unseat the longtime GOP senator.

December 20, 2015

GOP governor in tough race in deep-red Kansas -- though stripper tale could dent rival

An anti-incumbent mood is threatening powerful Republicans in traditionally conservative Kansas this year, and not even Sam Brownback -- who represented the state in Congress for 16 years and now serves as governor -- is safe.

December 20, 2015

Kansas government approves sex toy auction to settle scofflaw's tax debt

Thousands of sex toys seized by the Kansas Department of Revenue are about to hit the auction block.  

December 20, 2015

GOP heavyweights flock to Kansas to boost Roberts after race shakeup

Republican Party heavyweights are flocking to Kansas in a bid to boost longtime GOP Sen. Pat Roberts, in the latest sign that a recent and bizarre shakeup in the race has put his seat in toss-up territory.

December 20, 2015

Kansas senator quits Eisenhower Memorial project

After more than a decade of planning and millions spent to build a memorial near the National Mall honoring the late President Dwight D. Eisenhower, a key lawmaker who has helped oversee the project from the start is stepping away.

December 20, 2015

Dole campaigns for Roberts in Kansas Senate race

A newly upholstered chair and an American flag dominated Village Square Mall on the west side of Dodge City, the Kansas hometown of Sen. Pat Roberts, who is seeking re-election. But the man who took the seat -- and who commanded the audience of more than 200 -- wasn't Roberts.

December 20, 2015

Kansas must remove Dem candidate from Senate ballot, state court rules

Kansas must remove the name of the Democratic candidate against Republican Sen. Pat Roberts from the ballot, the state Supreme Court declared Thursday, in a unanimous ruling that could influence the fight for control of the U.S. Senate.