Pat Roberts

Medal of Honor goes to Korean War chaplain

2013-04-11 18:44:00

WASHINGTON — When men who served in the Korean War with Emil Kapaun describe him, they do not talk about the acts most commonly associated with the Medal of Honor: He fell on no grenades, captured no enemy machine guns, killed no enemy soldiers....

Obama courts GOP senators, Part II

2013-04-11 13:28:00

WASHINGTON – President Obama is proving to be a popular dinner host. Republican senators who dined Wednesday at the White House, the second time Obama has extended an invitation to his sometime adversaries, offered mostly positive reviews,...

The challenging math of passing immigration reform

2013-01-28 10:54:00

WASHINGTON – Senators from both parties are expressing enthusiasm for pushing a comprehensive overhaul of the nation’s immigration system. But while immigration politics appears to have changed in the wake of sweeping Republican rejection...

10 more GOP senators demand answers from the NEA about teleconference

2009-09-25 16:32:37

Weekly remarks: Pat Roberts on evils of recess appointments, Obama on GOP obstruction

2010-07-17 04:37:29

Intelligence Committees Hear Wiretapping Details

2006-05-17 18:50:00

The Bush administration provided detailed information on its domestic wiretapping program to the full membership of the House and Senate intelligence committees Wednesday, part of an effort to stem growing criticism surrounding its nominee to head the...

Election 2002: State-by-State Results

2002-11-06 00:00:00

Here are the results of elections around the nation Tuesday. Not all returns were available at press time. ALABAMA Governor: Democratic Gov. Donald Siegelman won reelection over Republican Rep. Bob Riley. Senate: Republican Sen. Jeff Sessions held...

Panel's approval of farm bill version riles Roberts

2013-05-15 07:54:03

Kansas Sen. Pat Roberts voted against the Senate Agriculture Committee markup of the farm bill Tuesday, calling it a "rear-view-mirror bill" instead of moving forward with reform. "This is an invitation to farm for the government," he told The News...

BRIEF: Who's soaring? Who's flailing?

2013-05-13 11:14:02

? President Barack Obama: Benghazi, IRS scandal signal rise of second-term curse. ? Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon: Medicaid expansion, Nixon's #1 agenda item, already ancient history. Must stare down major Kansas-style tax cut bill. DMV funding still an...

Senators say they're close to writing a final pharmacy compounding bill

2013-05-10 01:34:02

U.S. senators considering fundamental changes to how the practice of pharmacy compounding is regulated heard almost unanimous support for reform at a Washington committee hearing Thursday. And a top federal drug official, who has studied a fungal...

Senator Says God won't Save Us from Climate Change Doom

2013-05-09 10:24:00

Michael McAuliff writes for the Huffington Post about Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse's rebuttal to those who contend God would never allow mankind to destroy the planet:� Although Whitehouse did not name names, some of his Senate colleagues could be counted as...

Kan. senators in DC vary on Web tax

2013-05-08 01:54:03

The two Kansans in the U.S. Senate split over an Internet sales tax collection bill. Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Dodge City, voted against the measure, which would see major online retailers collecting sales tax from out-of-state shoppers. Sen. Jerry Moran,...

Law enforcement investigating suspicious letter sent to Sen. Pat Roberts

2012-02-23 14:25:30

Former CIA Director George J. Tenet was among those denouncing Sen. Pat Roberts proposal.

2004-08-23 22:06:18

During a televised interview, Sens. Pat Roberts, left, and Carl Levin deliberate a plan to reform U.S. intelligence.

2004-08-22 19:15:03