Rep. Derek Schmidt acknowledged “there’s a lot of uncertainty and unpredictability” within the economic and political climate, both in Washington, D.C.,, and closer to home in Kansas. Schmidt, former Kansas senator and attorney general, was…

U.S. Rep. Derek Schmidt has been appointed to serve on the House Armed Services Committee and House Judiciary Committee for the 119th Congress, according to a news release from his office. “Both of these committee…

TOPEKA — U.S. Rep.-elect Derek Schmidt was persuaded by coffee shop chatter and November exit polling that voters were motivated in 2024 by a desire to elect politicians who could effectively do the basic work…

Candidates running for U.S. Congress in Kansas offered their views on some of the country’s greatest ongoing debates on Wednesday at a forum hosted by the Kansas Chamber in Topeka. Each candidate had about 10…

In reviewing the positions of Republican candidates vying for the 2nd Congressional District, I frequently have to double-check I’m still in Kansas. As in 855 miles from the Rio Grande River in El Paso, Texas.…

TOPEKA — Former Attorney General Derek Schmidt continued Thursday to consolidate support in the Republican primary for the open 2nd District congressional seat by adding the endorsement of former GOP Gov. Jeff Colyer. The support…

TOPEKA — Large cash donations to campaigns of Democrat Sharice Davids and Republican Derek Schmidt contributed to second quarter receipts of nearly $2.5 million among Kansas congressional candidates and set the stage for a surge…

TOPEKA — Former Attorney General Derek Schmidt announced Friday he would run for the congressional seat being vacated by U.S. Rep. Jake LaTurner. Schmidt, a Republican from Independence, served 12 years as the state’s attorney…

By now, you’ve likely read or heard about the police raid on the Marion County Record this past Friday. It’s all over the news, here in Kansas, across the nation and even internationally. I’ve just…

OLATHE — Representatives of an organization dedicated to exposing sexual abuse by religious leaders Friday pressed for the Kansas attorney general to voluntarily release a 350-page report of the four-year KBI inquiry into allegations of…