2020 Election

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Kansas Sen. Roger Marshall: Impeachment trial would further divide nation

Topeka — Kansas Republican Sen. Roger Marshall opposes an impeachment trial for President Donald Trump after Trump leaves office, arguing Tuesday that it would “raise already heated temperatures” and further divide the nation. Marshall said in a statement that he would attend ...

District Attorney Suzanne Valdez

Photo gallery: Douglas County elected officials sworn into office

Douglas County officials who won elections in November were sworn into office Monday at the county courthouse. Douglas County Commissioners Shannon Reid and Shannon Portillo, District Attorney Suzanne Valdez, Sheriff Jay Armbrister and Register of Deeds Kent Brown were among the newly elected ...

4 Kansans in Congress plan to challenge election results

Topeka — Four Kansas Republicans who will be members of the new Congress plan to join objections to Electoral College certification Wednesday in an effort to bolster President Donald Trump’s allegations that election fraud contributed to President-elect Joe Biden’s victory in ...

GOP leaders act as electors, cast Kansas’ 6 votes for Trump

Updated at 3:50 p.m. Monday TOPEKA — Republican Party officials representing Kansas in the Electoral College quickly and quietly cast the state's six votes for President Donald Trump during a drama-free meeting on Monday that belied weeks of turmoil stoked by Trump and his allies as they ...