The Buzz

The latest political rumblings from KC to DC.

AG Hawley helped strike down Obamacare. Can Sen. Hawley pick up the pieces?

about 1 week ago

Josh Hawley, Republican U.S. senator-elect

Kansas City Mayor Sly James (above) and the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce are proposing putting a sales tax increase to expand early childhood education on the November ballot.

about 1 week ago The Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce on Monday endorsed Mayor Sly James’ proposed sales tax increase to fund early childhood education. Kansas City Public Schools and other districts oppose the plan.

Rep. Kevin Yoder has become a reliable, loyal ally of President Donald Trump.

about 1 week ago Outgoing U.S. Rep. Kevin Yoder of Kansas wants the national Republicans to conduct a thorough “autopsy” to examine why the party lost so many seats in the House of Representatives in November — including his own.

Acting U.S.Attorney General Matthew Whitaker spoke on Thursday, Dec. 6, 2018, to the Project Safe Neighborhoods national conference at The Westin Crown Center hotel.

about 3 weeks ago The day before President Donald Trump speaks in Kansas City, acting attorney general Matt Whitaker praised both Trump and his former boss Jeff Sessions.

Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Missouri., left and Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tennessee., talk during a hearing to review Department of Education’s Fiscal Year 2019 funding request, June 5, 2018.

about 3 weeks ago Missouri Sen. Roy Blunt is annoyed with his fellow Republicans, several of whom walked out of a classified briefing on Tuesday and unloaded on the Trump administration for willfully ignoring evidence linking Saudi Arabia’s crown prince to the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

about 3 weeks ago Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein drew laughs when he told a conference of prosecutors and chiefs of police to remind President Donald Trump, who will appear Friday, that “his favorite deputy AG was here.”

Opponents of right to work marched to the Missouri secretary of state's office in August 2017 to drop off petitions seeking a vote to repeal the law.

about 3 weeks ago Missouri voters rejected right-to-work by a 2-to-1 margin in August. But an incoming Republican state senator has filed a bill to revive the issue before the start of the legislative session next month.

Candidates could start filing signatures Tuesday to get on the April ballot for the mayoral primary.

about 3 weeks ago The filing period for mayoral and City Council candidates opened Tuesday. In all, nine candidates filed for mayor Tuesday, including half of the current City Council. The primary is in April.

Rep.-elect Sharice Davids, D-Kan., did pushups as she prepared to draw her number Friday during the member-elect room lottery draw on Capitol Hill. Davids drew 64 out of 85, which determines the order in which she gets to select her new Capitol Hill office.

about 3 weeks ago Congresswoman-elect Sharice Davids showed off her physical fitness as she and other newly elected members of Congress waited to find out what position they’d get in the office lottery. She also met with Kevin Yoder.

about 4 weeks ago Sen. Pat Roberts says negotiators have reached a tentative agreement on the outstanding issues with the farm bill. Congress needs to pass the bill before the end of the year.

President Donald Trump and Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach (right).

about 1 month ago Kirs Kobach says “no comment” on speculation he could replace Jeff Sessions.

Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley and U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill are in a heated battle for the U.S. Senate seat held by McCaskill.

about 1 month ago As President Donald Trump shifts his focus to immigration ahead of the Midterm election, Missouri Senate candidates are quiet on his proposal to end birthright citizenship for children of non-citizens.

about 2 months ago U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill’s campaign has filed a complaint with Attorney General Josh Hawley’s office that reveals new details about how McCaskill’s campaign was infiltrated by a conservative activist.

Kansas state Sen. Laura Kelly, Democratic gubernatorial candidate.

about 2 months ago Former Kansas Gov. Mike Hayden announced he is endorsing Democrat Laura Kelly in Kansas’ gubernatorial race. Every living Kansas ex-governor — except Sam Brownback — has now endorsed Kelly over Kris Kobach.

about 2 months ago As part of a tour aimed at helping boost the chances of vulnerable Republican congressional candidates around the country, House Speaker Paul Ryan will travel to Misison Hills next week to help Rep. Kevin Yoder raise money.

Former University of Kansas chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little visited with Bob Dole during a visit to the Dole Institute of Politics on the KU campus in 2014.

about 2 months ago Bob Dole, the longtime U.S. senator from Kansas and 1996 GOP nominee for president, tweeted Wednesday that he is supporting Steve Watkins’ bid for the U.S. House.

GOP official resigns after saying Sharice Davids would be sent back to reservation

about 2 months ago A Kansas GOP official lashed out at Democrat Sharice Davids on social media earlier this week, saying “your radical socialist kick boxing lesbian Indian will be sent back packing to the reservation.”

A Kansas GOP official lashed out at Democrat Sharice Davids on social media earlier this week, saying “your radical socialist kick boxing lesbian will be sent back packing to the reservation.”

US. Sen. Claire McCaskill talks with Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley in 2017.

about 2 months ago Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., said she would not support impeaching Brett Kavanaugh, though she voted against his confirmation to the Supreme Court Saturday. President Donald Trump nominated Kavanaugh in July.

Vice President Mike Pence spoke in July at the Kansas City Marriott Downtown. Pence was introduced by Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley (left).

about 2 months ago Vice President Mike Pence will be in Springfield Monday to fundraise for Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley, a Republican working to unseat incumbent Sen. Claire McCaskill. The two are locked in a tight race.