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An emotional House debate on the war in Iraq concludes with passage of a Republican-drafted resolution. In a 256-153 vote, 42 Democrats crossed party lines to approve a document that rejects a set date for withdrawing U.S. troops from the conflict.

In The Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin chronicles the U.S. ambassador William Dodd's attempts to warn the U.S. of the growing threat that the Nazi Party posed.

Which stores closed and which shows were canceled? Who (or what) was reborn after being hit by a Cybertruck? And is that asteroid going to hit us or what?

Updating the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act is one of Congress's top priorities in 2008. FISA, as the law is known, generally tells the president that he must have a court order to spy on Americans in the United States.

Embattled top FBI counterintelligence agent Peter Strzok is in for hours of grilling from Congress on Thursday as he faces lawmakers eager to question him about alleged misconduct in the 2016 election investigations.

A decision by the Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services to close nine offices will be questioned by a legislative committee. This week, the State Building Construction Committee requested that top SRS officials appear before lawmakers to explain the plan. KPR Statehouse Reporter Stephen Koranda has more.00000184-7fa7-d6f8-a1cf-7fa79e180000

Kansas lawmakers are kicking off one of the most controversial issues the Legislature takes on – redistricting. They’ll redraw the election districts for Congress and state offices. As KPR’s Stephen Koranda reports, how the lines are drawn for the state's 4 Congressional districts will likely be the top the issue of contention.00000184-7fa7-d6f8-a1cf-7fa7991d0000

At a meeting today (FRI) in Washington, a top Homeland Security official said budget cuts are forcing the department to re-evaluate plans for NBAF, the federal animal disease lab, in Manhattan. More from Kansas Public Radio’s Bryan Thompson.00000184-7fa7-d6f8-a1cf-7fa74a6c0000

In the NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament, Emporia State upset Washburn at the regional in Topeka.The Lady Hornets...seeded eighth in the region...defeated the top-seeded Lady Blues, 65-58. The Lady Hornets will play Minnesota State in the semi-finals at 7 tonight (SAT) in Topeka.

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