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Prominent congressional Republicans have turned to Christian activist Lou Engle to help them bring God to their side in their battle to defeat health care reform.

After a phone call from President Obama, and a round of applause from his Senate colleagues, Senator Russ Feingold , Democrat of Wisconsin, said Thursday night that he would cast a rare vote to allow consideration of the annual defense spending bill, as a way to thwart Republican efforts to delay the Democratsa health care legislation.

Kansas Gov. Mark Parkinson isn't reconsidering his decision not to run for the office in 2010.

Democrat Tom Wiggans' entree into Kansas politics was short-lived. He dropped out of the governor's race on Wednesday, one month after announcing his candidacy.

Kansas Sens. Pat Roberts and Sam Brownback say they are relieved that suspected terrorist detainees won't be coming to Kansas.

The final week of the United Nations climate change summit boils down to a battle between President Obama and the self-described "skunk at the picnic." Sen.

Take Sen. Chris Steineger off the list of potential Democratic candidates for governor.

I read with interest a story published Nov. 22 in The Topeka Capital-Journal, "Analysis: Money colors gov's race." It noted how the Democrats have very little hope of winning the 2010 governor's race without the candidate pumping in a "massive infusion" of his own money.

Kansas congressmen Jerry Moran and Todd Tiahrt are touting rival endorsements as they seek the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate.

The number of announced retirements in both chambers is higher among Republicans, who also must defend more open seats in the Senate than Democrats.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, a Mormon who says he believes in the "sanctity of life," has helped block an effort to toughen abortion restrictions in the health care bill.

A bipartisan group of lawmakers hopes to finally win a long struggle to ease curbs against importing low-cost prescription drugs but will have to overcome the Obama administration and pharmaceutical industry to do so.

This evening the Senate voted 54-45 to table the pro-life amendment offered by Sens.

U.S. Senate deal would drop public option, expand Medicare U.S. Senator Sam Brownback, listens as Senator Russ Feingold, left, talks to reporters about health care legislation outside of the senate Democrats' weekly policy lunch at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Dec.

During a recent vote in the Senate, 30 Republican Senators voted against the amendment to the FY2010 Defense Appropriations Bill that would stop funding defense contractors who deny sexual assault victims their day in court.

They took off my shirt and beat me. I have terrible marks now. --Mary, victim of war in Congo Introduced by Sens.

It was 7:30 a.m. and the news of 3rd District U.S. Rep. Dennis Moorea s decision not to seek re-election already had spread like wildfire through the Johnson County Republican Party pipeline by the time several candidate hopefuls gathered for a meeting.

The United States' special envoy to Sudan reluctantly agreed Thursday that he is negotiating with a government that is carrying out genocide in Darfur in western Sudan.

Rachel follows up on her reporting on the 'kill the gays' bill being considered in Uganda.

The Kansas Livestock Association wraps up its annual convention with discussions of national agricultural issues.