The Kansas Republican Party hosted its first debate among gubernatorial candidates at the GOP convention in Wichita, giving attendees a chance to hear from the field of candidates seeking the party’s nomination.

Rep. Ed Clere said he won't run for re-election and will campaign for New Albany mayor as an independent.

President Trump is warning of a possible Democratic victory in November’s midterm elections, seemingly lowering expectations for Republican wins well ahead of any voters heading to the ballot box. Trump regularly notes that the party in control of the White House historically tends to lose the midterms,

Former Gov. Jeff Colyer makes a point during the Kansas Republican Party’s gubernatorial candidate debate in Wichita. Six contenders took part, but Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt declined because the state GOP demanded a $10,000 contribution to take part. (Photo by Tim Carpenter/Kansas Reflector)

Even amid the backlash from Donald Trump’s 2016 pledge to ban all Muslim immigrants to his 2024 amplification of baseless claims that migrants in Springfield, Ohio, were eating pets—immigration remained a durable, winning issue for the GOP. Now the ground is shifting under them.

Recent votes have made it clear: While the hold of Trump and GOP leaders on Republican rank-and-file remains strong, it's slipping in notable ways.

Republican Chris Madel announced on Monday that he was ending his run for Minnesota governor, pointing to his party's handling of immigration enforcement in his state as his rationale."I cannot support the national Republicans' stated retribution on the citizens of our state,

President Trump is waging a civil war against fellow Republicans who oppose him, increasing the chances Democrats will capture control of the House and Senate in November's midterm elections.