Advocates of making clergy mandatory reporters say it will help protect children from abuse. Opponents argue that it could discourage perpetrators from seeking help.

Vice President Vance was back in Kansas on Monday, marking the state's third visit from either Vance or President Trump in a little over a month. Why it matters: The visits come amid heightened political pressure in Kansas, where the Cook Political Report shifted the Senate race to a toss-up in early October. The state hasn't elected a Democratic senator for 94 years. The big picture: Republican Sen. Roger Marshall and Democrat Adam Hamilton are...

The Rev. Adam Hamilton went to Oakley, a now-infamous city in this year's race for U.S. Senate in Kansas.

Four concerned citizens are petitioning Shawnee County to implement three anti data center ballot initiatives.

Monday on the RealClearPolitics podcast, RCP contributor and author of "A Declaration of Independents," Greg Orman joins Carl Cannon, Tom Bevan, and Andrew Walworth to discuss the Justice Department's suit to block the certification of Alaska’s Senate results if the incumbent Republican Dan Sullivan loses because voters pick the "other" Dan Sullivan. They also look at how the Jeffrey Epstein scandal is fueling Democratic ads in the Kansas Senate...

Chart: Travis Meier/Axios; Data: Johnson County Election Board Early voting is surging in Johnson County, with a roughly 68% increase in in-person ballots cast compared with the same point in the 2022 midterms. The big picture: The jump signals strong participation in this year's elections amid consequential decisions in Kansas and Missouri, though it remains to be seen if overall turnout will increase or if voters are simply casting their...

Before you go out to vote in person, it's important to know your assigned polling location in case it's changed from the last election.