Chip Spreyer

NEW: A ProPublica data analysis shows that delays resulting from USPS’ cost-cutting measures have endangered the validity of ballots mailed in rural areas. Counties that voted for Trump in 2024 have been most affected.

BREAKING: Famously bad governor Sam Brownback, the guy behind the plan that gutted our schools and destroyed our state's finances, endorses Ty Masterson, the guy who co-wrote the same plan.

🪶 When the turkeys scare the deer

BREAKING: COLUMBUS, OHIO (AP) - Ohio GOP Gov. DeWine says Vivek Ramaswamy was wrong to run campaign ad featuring Democratic opponent's estranged mother.

A sad but perfect metaphor for the Trump Administration. wapo.st/3WF2YQo

Round 2️⃣ tomorrow night!

"In the lab, bleached corals recovered within just seven weeks of being put in brief contact with healthy corals." www.euronews.com/2026/10/15/t...

US defence stocks tumble as investors bet on Democratic election sweep ft.trib.al/3HyHorz

Roger Marshall has asked for only one earmark. It raised the value of his own property.

Roger Marshall used taxpayer money for his campaign. That's against the law, and needs to be investigated. kansasreflector.com/2026/10/15/a...

BREAKING: Gov. @jbpritzker.bsky.social has erased $1.4 billion in medical debt for nearly 700K Illinoisans, surpassing the original goal of $1B. JB is focused on lowering costs as the federal government continues to cut healthcare and critical services that Illinoisans rely on. ​

US grocery prices poised to climb as soaring fuel costs drive inflation ft.trib.al/eJZHnJ8

ALERT: Live data showing that #GasPrices appear to be rising to $4.39/gal in #Colorado today.

SUSAN COLLINS: My heart goes out to the family of the man who was shot in Biddeford. My Duran Guerrero TROY JACKSON: Well the man's name was Johan Sebastián Guerrero. That was his name.

Bank of America fined $1.2bn over money laundering failures ft.trib.al/zmCFvSP

She done lost her damn mind.

“I don’t think any of us, in our wildest dreams, expected this many fish this quickly to repatriate that area,” said Keith Parker, a senior fisheries biologist and member of the Yurok Tribe, which led the decades-long campaign to have the dams removed. enewspaper.pressdemocrat.com/infinity/art...

President Donald Trump reportedly "overrode" the wishes of White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles in picking a new press secretary, according to the Daily Mail and The Daily Beast.

Governor Mike Hayden is a Kansas Republican. He’s never voted for a Democrat for Senate. Until Adam Hamilton. ⤵️

If it’s good for Kansas, I’m all in. If it’s bad for Kansas, I’m a hard no. That’s what independent-minded leadership looks like.

Happy National Farmers Day to the Kansans who feed the world. Their hard work and grit built this state, and it still powers our economy. Kansas ag producers deserve a senator who listens to them and fights for them. I intend to be that senator. – AH

Roger Marshall has some explaining to do.

If you don’t listen to Kansans, how can you fight for them in Washington?

Two Republican former governors of Kansas are leading Republicans for Hamilton, a statewide coalition tired of the chaos and ready to fix our broken politics. Watch Governor Hayden explain his decision ⤵️

Six of Kansas’ eight living governors are backing Adam Hamilton over Roger Marshall. Two are lifelong Republicans.

#CO8 GOP Rep Gabe Evans and Manny Rutinel (D) have not agreed to a televised debate and would not take voter questions at a televised town hall. So 9NEWS held the town hall without them. Health care was a key focus with one family after another sharing how they're struggling.

SUSAN COLLINS: I was successful in getting road salt removed from the Canada tariff list TROY JACKSON: What about everything else? We can't eat road salt

Kansas is different. Adam will fight for us, not a political party.

🚨Republican Governor Mike Hayden endorses Adam: “Adam’s focus on finding common ground reflects the kind of approach I believe is needed in Washington.”

We are under siege by a petty, narcissistic man in Washington.

It shouldn’t cost $95 dollars to see your senator. Adam would be glad to see you at one of his upcoming events. Follow Team Hamilton HQ for dates and locations.

I'm JB Pritzker and I approve this message.

Cubs clinch a playoff against the Miami in their last home game! Go Cubbies!!

Colley Hill, Surrey: coffee break from birding the steep scrub. Love the plaque on the bench I’m sitting on

He's toast

Colorado's elk would like a word...

🚨BREAKING: At least 550,000 voters registered or updated their registration last week, according to final tallies the nonpartisan nonprofit National Voter Registration Day shared exclusively with Democracy Docket Tuesday. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Perpetually “concerned” Susan Collins should be VERY concerned by the latest reporting from ProPublica, revealing her involvement in an alleged bribery/pay to play scheme of awarding defense contracts to a specific firm right after that company made campaign “donations." youtu.be/f2fFlCPjKnk?...

BREAKING: The nation's major television networks are declining to participate in White House pool duties moving forward in response to the Trump admin's decision to bar CNN, MS NOW and POLITICO from the White House, Fox News D.C. bureau chief Bryan Boughton wrote in an email to TV pool subscribers.

The Japanese central bank has lifted interest rates by 0.25 percentage points, accelerating its schedule of monetary policy normalisation under mounting pressure from Washington. ft.trib.al/7VPgM49

Squirrels on suicide missions have knocked out power to Castle Rock, Colorado twice this week. Our investigation has revealed a century of squirrel attacks covered up by the pro-squirrel media.

UK lenders raise mortgage rates as inflation fears intensify ft.trib.al/fu3TN0a

Borrowing Costs Set To Rise Across Mortgages, Loans, And Credit Cards — The Federal Reserve’s latest rate move points to a future of higher borrowing costs for households and businesses. From mortgages to credit cards, the prospect of pricier financing threatens budgets and spending…

The G.O.P. Has Gone Off the Deep End: The Republican fringe is becoming the Republican mainstream. (@jamellebouie.net) 🎁Gift article: www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/o...

The US Constitution is a blueprint for governing and a safety net for civil liberties, not an obstacle to be navigated for loopholes. Happy Constitution Day.