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Vice President Harris needs to win back Michigan voters President Biden looked poised to lose. Donald Trump’s appeal remains strong here, but he’s not without his own struggles.

U.S. Senator Roger Marshall of Kansas has concerns about what could happen if Congress fails to reach a budget agreement before the rapidly-approaching deadline... Stormont Vail Health in Topeka will no longer require healthcare workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19... and it'll be a battle of unbeaten Big 12 football teams on Saturday as the Kansas Jayhawks travel to Austin to play the Texas Longhorns. Details on these stories, and more, are here.

Republican Congressman Tim Huelskamp, who represents the Big First district of central and western Kansas. (AP photo)WASHINGTON (AP) _ House Speaker John Boehner's decision to take plum committee assignments away from four Republican lawmakers after they bucked party leaders on key votes isn't going over well with conservative advocacy groups. Representatives Tim Huelskamp of Kansas and Justin Amash of Michigan will lose their seats on the House Budget Committee chaired by Representative Paul Ryan next year. And Representatives Walter Jones of North Carolina and David Schweikert of Arizona are losing their seats on the House Financial Services Committee. Michael Steel, a spokesman for Boehner, said Tuesday that the party's steering committee made the decision "based on a range of factors.'' All four had voted against the agreement in the summer of 2011 to raise the government's debt ceiling, and three of them opposed the budget blueprint Ryan wrote.

President Maduro's critics say the court's decision is a political maneuver to rig the election in his favor. Meanwhile, opposition leaders are scrambling to come up with a new plan.

The themed party trend is on us again, and holiday garb bedecked with bells, lights and way too much tinsel is selling fast. Show us your best holiday monstrosity — use the hashtag #NPRuglysweaters.

The major parties' redistricting battle escalated this week, with lawmakers in the country's two most populous states each taking a notable step toward a new congressional map.

In most of the Inside Passage, there are no roads connecting the communities, so Alaskans depend heavily on ferries: the Alaska Marine Highway System.

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Record turnout, a president who won't accept the outcome and likely divided government. Beating President Trump may turn out to be easier than governing for President-elect Biden.

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