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U.S. Senator Pat Roberts Tuesday released a statement amid reports that Northrop Grumman will not bid on the U.S. Air Force contract to replace the nation's aging tanker fleet.

Republican members of the Kansas congressional delegation said they support President Barack Obama's announcement Tuesday to send additional American troops to Afghanistan, but questioned the president's commitment to the strategy.

Members of Congress are reacting to President Barack Obama's plans to send additional troops to Afghanistan.

" Senator Pat Roberts said the huge cuts to Medicare in the partisan health care reform bill would be devastating to seniors.

Keeping health insurance after a layoff without government assistance would eat up 72 cents of every dollar of unemployment benefits for average Kansas workers and their families.

It's been weeks since eyewitnesses reported that Maj. Nidal Hasan shouted "Allahu akbar" before spraying Fort Hood with gunfire, killing 13 people.

Dennis Moore 's legacy may be best summarized in a simple fact: He was a Democrat who six times won a seat to represent traditionally Republican Johnson County in Congress.

Last week, Reggie May, the band director at Schlagle High School in Kansas City, Kan., gave his students a command in class.

In 2003, Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kan., made a principled argument against filibustering judicial nominations.

As Boeing continues the fight for the tanker deal, lawmakers, including the Kansas Congressional Delegation, put heat on the Defense Department to level the competition for the tanker Wednesday.

In the absence of formal legislation on health care for much of the year, members of Congress and others could itemize grievances about the reform effort freely, without regard to any facts.

A bill that contains money for projects at Fort Riley and for the National Guard is in the hands of House and Senate negotiators.

Profound disagreements emerged last week at a Senate Finance Committee hearing over the impact of a climate-change bill on the economy and jobs, signaling a tough road ahead for legislation.

Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kansas, says health care reform is needed, just not in one fell swoop.

Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kan., has nominated Zachary Ramirez, of Topeka, for appointment to the United States Military Academy, in West Point, NY, his office announced Thursday.

Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kansas, is warning about the impact cap and tax legislation could have on Kansas.

Cheyenne, Rice and Sherman counties along with Barton Ellsworth, Logan, McPherson, Rawlins, Reno, Stafford, Thomas and Wallace counties have been given disaster designations by the United States Department of Agriculture for storms July 17 through Sept.

News from alternative media around Kansas for November 9, 2009. Political involvement and Kansas smoking ban "This week we focus on two issues: the proposed smoking ban in public places and getting young people involved in the political process." "Kansas school districts will fall about $100 million short of needed funds by the end of the current ...

Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kan., was honored Thursday as the most senior Marine in the U.S. Senate at a ceremony highlighting the 234th birthday of the U.S. Marine Corps.

Good for Congress for deciding to buy out residents of Treece. Lead, zinc and other chemical contamination from past mining operations made the southeast Kansas town unsafe and isolated.