Congressional Briefing

Ryun has raised and spent more money than Boyda, Jenkins

Rep. Nancy Boyda (D)![][1] [(Topeka Capital-Journal) Cash flows in 2nd district race:][2] Three candidates in the 2nd District already have raised $1.7 million, nearly matching the $1.8 million raised during the entire 2006 race. The fundraising spigot is wide open because of national parties ...

Magazine story references final days of Brownback’s campaign

Sen. Sam Brownback (R) ![][1] [( Time) And who are you?:][2] Each of these candidates harbors a Rocky-like hope. But they're also in deep - financially to donors and emotionally to volunteers who have quit jobs or taken a semester off from school - so they need a reason to stop other than ...

Roberts announces DoD money to promote math, science skills

Sen. Pat Roberts (R)![][1][(Salina Journal) Roberts announces DoD grant to promote math, science skills:][2] Sen. Pat Roberts' office Wednesday announced $240,000 was awarded to Kansas STARBASE by the Department of Defense to promote math and science skills to youth. The STARBASE program, which ...

Brownback wants conditions before removing North Korea from terrorism list

Sen. Sam Brownback (R) ![][1][(The Korea Times) Brownback demands conditions before removing N. Korea from terrorism list:][2] A senior U.S. senator introduced a resolution setting conditions for removing North Korea from the U.S. list of terrorism-sponsoring nations, one of the key incentives ...

Roberts, Pelosi named in interrogation briefings

Sen. Pat Roberts (R)![][1][(Washington Post) Hill briefed on waterboarding in 2002:][2] Yet long before "waterboarding" entered the public discourse, the CIA gave key legislative overseers about 30 private briefings, some of which included descriptions of that technique and other harsh ...

Despite Huckabee’s surge, Brownback is content with his McCain endorsement

Sen. Sam Brownback (R) ![][1][(New York Sun) Brownback has no regrets in passing up Huckabee:][2] Despite Mike Huckabee's surge in the polls, a fellow social conservative, Senator Brownback of Kansas, says he has no regrets about throwing his support behind Senator McCain of Arizona, who has ...