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As the war in Ukraine passes its one year mark, former Ambassador to Ukraine John Herbst says sending U.S. weapons can speed the end of the fighting.

Under a new Biden administration policy, immigrants fleeing persecution or violence will be required to first apply for asylum from outside the U.S. Immigration advocates are critical of the policy, which is schedule to go into effect in May, and compare it to the policies of former President Trump.

Both Missouri and Kansas have laws on the books that would ban same-sex marriage if the U.S. Supreme Court reversed its Obergefell decision. The Respect for Marriage Act wouldn't change that, but it requires all states to recognize same-sex marriages performed in other states.

The CBS chief elections and campaign correspondent is looking ahead to see who will challenge Donald Trump in 2024 and whether the actions of a divided Congress next session will change how people view the two major political parties.

Voters in the newly drawn and politically evolving Kansas 3rd Congressional District elect chose between one candidate campaigning heavily on abortion rights and the other focusing on economic issues.

In the race to represent Kansas' 3rd Congressional District, U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids promises to protect abortion rights. Republican Amanda Adkins says she’ll fight inflation. Joe Biden and Sam Brownback come up all the time.

The Kansas attorney general is making his bid for governor about President Joe Biden and Democratic policies he says have failed to address rising prices and angered parents over schools.

The pardons will be done through an administration process to be developed by the Justice Department, administration officials told reporters; it will cover citizens and lawful permanent residents.

The two men running for Kansas attorney see the job of the state’s lawyer in very different ways. Republican Kris Kobach wants to sue the federal government every chance he gets. Democrat Chris Mann is staying closer to home.

President Joe Biden said Thursday a tentative railway labor agreement has been reached, averting a potentially devastating strike before the pivotal midterm elections.

In a letter to Biden, a group of Republican governors said they support "making higher education more affordable" but don't want to "force American taxpayers to pay off the student loan debt of an elite few."

President Biden announced a sweeping effort to forgive up to $20,000 of federal student loan debt for Pell Grant recipients, and up to $10,000 for other borrowers making under $125,000 a year.