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Democratic U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids says she’s hearing from Kansas residents who are struggling to make ends meet. In an interview with KCUR's Up To Date, Davids said President Trump went to war in Iran "without a clear strategy," and it's adding to the high cost of living.

The bipartisan legislation from U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz of Texas and Maria Cantwell of Washington state aims to “restore order in college athletics.”

The Trump administration’s drive to slash safety-net spending is hitting SNAP. As the cost of gasoline spikes, rent and utilities climb and food remains expensive, more than 3.5 million Americans have lost food benefits.

Enrollment in the Kansas SNAP program declined 12% since the federal legislation was signed into law last year by President Donald Trump.

The changes come as the Trump administration continues its efforts to eliminate the U.S. Department of Education through a series of interagency agreements that transfer several of its responsibilities to other departments.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is proposing moving the Maize Genetics Cooperation Stock Center and the National Soybean Germplasm Collection from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus, where they've both been housed for decades.

Suspending the federal gas tax would require an act of Congress.

At issue is the TPS program, which permits eligible individuals to live and work in the United States if they cannot return to their home countries because of "extraordinary or temporary conditions." Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach is supporting the Trump administration's efforts to end the program.

Kansas City workers and activists are planning to rally at 5:30 p.m. at Washington Square Park downtown, across from the federal immigration court. Protest organizers are calling for a boycott of work, school and shopping to protest Trump administration policies, and demand protections for immigrants and unhoused residents during the World Cup.

Some fans in the U.S. and around the world are unhappy with World Cup ticket prices — and U.S. immigration policies. So they're deciding not to come, raising concerns across the travel industry.

President Trump and the First Lady were whisked away from the White House Correspondents' dinner on Saturday night after a suspect fired shots in the hotel where the dinner was being held.

A suspect has been identified in the Saturday night shooting at the White House Correspondents Dinner. President Trump and several cabinet members were safely rushed from the event.