Judge orders Trump administration to allow CNN, MS NOW, and Politico to access White House while press ban lawsuit plays outBy Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration must allow CNN, MS NOW, and Politico to access the White House while their lawsuit over the president’s press ban plays out, a federal judge ruled on Tuesday. US District Judge Tim Kelly said that President Donald Trump’s press ban likely violated the First Amendment, expandingABC17News.com7d agoWhole story →JusticeGovernmentTim KellyDonald Trumpwhite house press ban lawsuit
GOP senator said gas prices would decide the midterms. Now they’re threatening his reelectionBy Andrew Kaczynski, Em Steck, CNN (CNN) — Republican Sen. Roger Marshall of Kansas boldly declared in July that “the midterms will be decided by the price of gasoline in October.” That prediction now looks strikingly prescient — though not in the way Marshall may have hoped: October has arrived with gasoline prices sharply higher,ABC17News.com8d agoWhole story →GovernmentEconomyRoger Marshallkansas senate election
Kansas GOP Sen. Roger Marshall pays off 6-year-old campaign cookie billBy Alison Main, CNN (CNN) — Republican Sen. Roger Marshall settled his debts this weekend with a bakery in Kansas after a bill for hundreds of treats his campaign ordered for a 2020 event sat unpaid for six years. Holly Thomas, the owner of the shop that made cookies, brownies and cupcakes for Marshall’s primaryABC17News.com10d agoWhole story →GovernmentEconomyRoger Marshallsenator settles campaign debt
Lone GOP senator blocks bipartisan effort to prevent Trump from demolishing Kennedy CenterBy Morgan Rimmer, CNN (CNN) — A bipartisan effort aimed at protecting the Kennedy Center from demolition was blocked on the Senate floor Monday night by a lone Republican senator. Sen. Mike Lee of Utah objected to passage of a bill stipulating that any presidential memorial designated by an act of Congress — including theABC17News.com22d agoWhole story →GovernmentCultureMike Leekennedy center demolition dispute
Democrats enter the midterms looking to conquer red territoryBy Patrick Svitek, CNN (CNN) — On Friday, Sen. Roger Marshall took a rare step for a Republican incumbent running in Kansas: launching an attack ad against his Democratic rival. When pastor Adam Hamilton launched his campaign for the seat four months ago, the odds seemed long. The state has not sent a Democrat toABC17News.com1mo agoWhole story →GovernmentRoger Marshallmidterm elections