Trump is rallying for Marshall. Will the other Kansas senator be there?

As Republican Sen. Roger Marshall confronts a stormy reelection bid, will his Republican counterpart offer assistance?

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Trump scheduled to visit Kansas amid tight Marshall-Hamilton Senate race

Trump’s visit comes as Sen. Roger Marshall is embroiled in a bitter reelection campaign against the Rev. Adam Hamilton.

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‘Bum rap’: Trump claims Marshall could have been arrested for not suing patients

Trump defended Marshall in a wide-ranging social media post that also cast the Rev. Adam Hamilton as too liberal.

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KCK sues to strike down parts of new Chiefs stadium sports authority law

The lawsuit came a day after the local government voted to withdraw from parts of the sports authority legislation.

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Republicans pivot to Kansas amid tight Marshall-Hamilton Senate race. ‘It’s real now’

A GOP-aligned PAC’s entry into the race illustrates that national Republicans view the matchup between Roger Marshall and Adam Hamilton as neck and neck, one expert said.

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In push to ban abortion, Missouri Republicans focus on transgender community

As Missouri weighs an abortion ban, Republican supporters attempt to shift the conversation around Amendment 3 to the transgender community.

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Hoskins says federal agents attended his contempt hearing. Others doubt it

“(It) should be noted that there were plain clothes federal agents in the courtroom that day,” Hoskins wrote in an email to The Star

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Missouri Republicans have had a ‘bad year.’ Can they win on abortion?

Republican lawmakers have suffered defeats on some of their most high-profile policy initiatives. Now, the spotlight swings to abortion in November.

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Former Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey steps down from FBI role

“With great pride in what we have accomplished, I am announcing that I am stepping down to return to my family in Missouri,” Bailey said Monday.

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In Kansas reelection bid, Roger Marshall strikes a different tone on ICE

The comments came as Marshall is embroiled in a bitter reelection bid against his Democratic challenger, the Rev. Adam Hamilton.

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Missouri’s map fight returns to the U.S. Supreme Court as voting begins

Map opponents late Tuesday filed an emergency application asking the nation’s highest court to block a federal ruling in favor of the map.

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Federal court backs Missouri’s gerrymandered map, setting up another SCOTUS showdown

The ruling came down after local election officials had already sent ballots overseas based on the state’s previous congressional map.

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Platte County prosecutor was under investigation when he died, highway patrol says

The news comes one day after Eric Zahnd was found dead inside the Platte County Courthouse. He was set to retire from the office he had held since 2002.

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Missouri will use old congressional map in November, GOP attorney general says

“The congressional map passed by the General Assembly in 2022 shall govern the upcoming General Election,” Hanaway’s office wrote in a filing with the Missouri Supreme Court.

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Hoskins, found in contempt of court, reverses himself on Missouri’s gerrymandered map

The Missouri Supreme Court found that the state’s top election official was in contempt of its order. He has since reversed course and ordered the use a 2022 map – not the one recently engineered to f...

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Missouri Supreme Court to decide whether Hoskins should be held in contempt

The extraordinary hearing comes amid a period of uncertainty over Missouri’s map.

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Appeals court declines to block ruling in favor of Missouri’s gerrymandered map

The decision marked another salvo in Missouri’s chaotic redistricting saga that has drawn national attention.

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Missouri Supreme Court summons Hoskins after he vows to use gerrymandered map

The extraordinary order capped off another day of chaos in Missouri’s redistricting fight as Republicans attempted to press forward with a gerrymandered map.

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Federal judge orders Missouri to use gerrymandered map after SCOTUS denial

Opponents of the map filed an emergency notice of appeal, seeking to bring the case to the U.S. Court of Appeals.

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U.S. Supreme Court rejects Missouri’s push to overturn gerrymandered map ruling

The move marks the end of a lengthy redistricting fight in Missouri and blocks a Republican attempt to oust Kansas City’s longtime congressman.

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Missouri’s congressional map rests with the U.S. Supreme Court. What to know

As the spotlight swings to the U.S. Supreme Court, The Star examined the dueling legal arguments and what they mean for Missouri’s upcoming election.

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Missouri abortion rights groups launch first TV ads to halt proposed ban in November

The campaign opposes a measure that would strike down a historic 2024 vote that legalized abortion access.

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‘We will be ready.’ Jackson County says it will comply with Supreme Court map ruling

“We are equipped to make the necessary changes,” the directors, one Democrat and one Republican, said in a joint statement to The Star.

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Trump attacks Missouri map ruling as ‘Dark Day,’ AG vows to fight decision

The statements came after the state Supreme Court ruled that a referendum campaign seeking to strike down the map must appear on the Nov. 3 ballot.

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Missouri Supreme Court blocks gerrymandered map in major loss for Republicans

The unanimous decision found that Republican Secretary of State Denny Hoskins was wrong to reject a campaign seeking to strike down the map.

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Will Missourians vote to protect direct democracy? Supreme Court weighs campaign’s fate

The case centers on Republican Secretary of State Denny Hoskins’ decision last month to block the campaign and declare it unconstitutional.

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