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Bipartisan Senate group offers bill to plug VA benefit shortfall - Roll Call

The group of senators introduced a bill that would provide the Veterans Department with an extra $2.9 billion.

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Massive veterans budget gap rips hole in appropriations process - Roll Call

The Department of Veterans Affairs is facing a $15 billion budget shortfall this fiscal year and next. Congressional Republicans are crying foul.

Roll Call

Senate votes to keep government open amid wide gulf on spending - Roll Call

A stopgap spending measure to keep the government operating into early 2024 is headed to President Joe Biden's desk.

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New Bill Targets Hidden Fees in Hotels and Short-Term Rentals

Some 6% of U.S. hotels charge certain mandatory fees at an average rate of $26 per night, AHLA says.

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U.S. Senators Drafting Bill to Create National NIL Standards

A bipartisan group of senators announced Thursday they’re working on a critical breakthrough for college athletics’ name, image and likeness policies.

Sports Illustrated

Here’s why this Kansas City Democrat thinks people should have sympathy for Donald Trump

WASHINGTON -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, a Kansas City Democrat, thinks in most cases any elected official or member of Congress who can’t have sympathy for someone in a situation like former President Donald Trump is pathetic.

Tribune News Service

Tester says he and Biden progressing on Amtrak board diversity - Roll Call

Democratic Sen. Jon Tester and some Senate Republicans say President Biden's nominees for the Amtrak board have too many from the Northeast.

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Editorial: In today’s GOP, Kansas Sen. Jerry Moran’s silence on Trump indictment passes for bravery

Here’s what passes for bravery in today’s GOP: silence.

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As Republicans rush to defend Trump after indictment, this Kansas senator stays silent

Republican senators quickly rushed to defend former former President Donald Trump after he was indicted for his handling of classified documents last week — or at least most of them did.

Tribune News Service

Woody Guthrie’s family to Josh Hawley: Stop using his lyrics, insurrectionist

WASHINGTON — Sen. Josh Hawley referenced Woody Guthrie last week when he sponsored a bill to prevent people associated with the Chinese Communist Party from owning U.S. farmland and called it the “This Land is Our Land Act.”

Tribune News Service

Probe into US Olympic failings stunted by red tape in DC

More than two years since it was greenlighted by Congress, the panel established to probe the inner workings of the U.S. Olympics has yet to conduct a formal interview because of bureaucratic red tape in Washington

The Independent UK

How does someone steal $700,000 from a senator’s campaign in the midst of an election?

WASHINGTON — Two weeks after Sen. Jerry Moran won his third term representing Kansas in the U.S. Senate, his campaign treasurer Timothy Gottschalk called the Republic County Sheriff’s Office and asked an officer to come to his office.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

Kansas senator's reelection campaign scammed out of $690K

U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran's office says someone scammed the Kansas Republican's reelection campaign out of $690,000 by getting his accounting firm to wire the money to fraudulent bank accounts

The Independent UK

GOP senator's campaign says cybercriminals stole $690,000

A spokesman said the campaign is “pursuing all avenues available to recover the money” and that the FBI has opened an investigation.

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Once again, Shelby stands alone when it comes to earmarks

WASHINGTON — Call him the billion-dollar man.

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Once again, Shelby stands alone when it comes to earmarks - Roll Call

Alabama Sen. Richard C. Shelby goes out on top, while Sen. James M. Inhofe and Rep. Randy Weber come on strong.

Tribune News Service

Keystone Pipeline ran at heightened pressure before Kansas oil spill, cause still unknown

A special exemption from 2017 allowed the Keystone Pipeline to operate at pressures above the standard for crude oil transport, a report from the federal government shows. The exemption is receiving new scrutiny following last week’s oil spill in northern Kansas, the largest in the pipeline’s history.

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Split-ticket voting for U.S. Senate and governor

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US Sen. Jerry Moran of Kansas defeats Mark Holland, wins third term in Washington

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran of Kansas won a third term Tuesday, coasting to victory amid a nationwide push by the Republican Party to win control of Congress.

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Will election conspiracy theories cause permanent damage to democracy in Kansas?

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — In early September, Johnson County Sheriff Calvin Hayden spoke with a group of Johnson County conservatives known as the “Liberty People” about his efforts to investigate voter fraud.

Tribune News Service

Kelly and Schmidt in dead heat in race for Kansas governor, new poll shows

Kansas Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly and Republican state Attorney General Derek Schmidt are effectively tied in the race for governor with less than two months before Election Day, according to a poll released Wednesday.

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Earmarks’ future unclear as Republicans split ahead of midterms

WASHINGTON — Potential changes in control of one or both chambers in the midterm elections could put the practice of earmarking federal funds for local projects on the chopping block in the next Congress.

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Earmarks’ future unclear as Republicans split ahead of midterms - Roll Call

Potential changes in control of one or both chambers could put earmarks for local projects on the chopping block.

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‘They’ve been killing’ our Marines: Inside the long push to aid Camp Lejeune victims

Tears of both sadness and joy filled the White House on Wednesday morning as President Joe Biden signed into law a bill to assist veterans exposed to toxic substances during their military service.

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‘They’ve been killing’ our Marines: Inside the long push to aid Camp Lejeune victims - Roll Call

Provisions in the veterans measure allow victims of the Camp Lejeune contamination to seek compensation from the government in federal court.

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