U.S. Catholic bishops have elected Oklahoma City Archbishop Paul Coakley as their new president, choosing a conservative culture warrior to lead during President Donald Trump’s second term.

President Donald Trump and other Republicans have long criticized states that take weeks to count their ballots after Election Day.

Kansas is shrinking what already was among the nation’s shortest windows for voting by mail.

Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly has vetoed proposed restrictions on foreign ownership of land in Kansas.

Silicon Valley investors behind a secretive $800 million land-buying spree got off to a rocky start with the voters they need to build a green new city in Northern California.

Days after the bipartisan deal on the debt limit became law, House Republicans proposed a slew of tax cuts, leading to charges of hypocrisy by Democrats in a squabble that shows clashing visions for the U.S. economy.

Under fire from conservatives, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is hunting for votes from fellow Republicans for the debt ceiling deal.

Conservative Republicans who want to thwart socially and environmentally conscious investing are now being pushed to water down their proposals by backlash from powerful business groups and fears that state pension systems could see huge losses.

Conservative Kansas legislators are pushing back more aggressively this year on LGBTQ-rights issues than in the past two years.

Efforts to propel Kansas’ renewable energy future are mired in legislative stalemate.

Baseball's top equipment companies say they are ready to meet the rush as major leaguers report to spring training.

Democrats in Congress are trying to pass the first major gun control legislation in more than two decades with the support of President Joe Biden.