“Kansas” on The Daily Caller

An HIV-positive Air Force sergeant failed to disclose his medical condition before engaging in sexual activity with a “multitude” of partners he met at “swinger” parties and through adult web sites, according to a military investigation, The Smoking Gun has learned. (more)

LIBBY, Mont. – Though the visit by Health Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to this Lincoln County community was brief, it is possible she gained some insights Monday afternoon into what residents here want and need – and how those forces are opposed in some ways. (more)

Along with conveying their distinct dislike of career politicians, voters seem increasingly intent on delivering another pointed message to candidates: They’re not necessarily impressed with wealthy businesspeople-turned-politicians, either. (more)

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Sam Brownback has easily won the Republican nomination for Kansas governor, beating Joan Heffington. (more)

Voters head to the polls for primaries in three states tomorrow — Michigan, Missouri and Kansas — and here are the biggest races to watch: (more)

In August and September there are several critical Republican Senate primaries pitting Obamacare fighters against Obamacare appeasers.  The most significant matchups are between Senator Murkowski vs. Joe Miller in Alaska, Rep. Jerry Moran vs. Rep. Todd Tiahrt in Kansas, and Rep. Mike Castle vs. Christine O’Donnell in Delaware.  All three present conservatives with clear contrasts of where our activism can make all the difference. (more)

Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal said he asked Google Inc. whether it tested its Street View software before using it, which he said should have revealed the unauthorized collection of personal data from wireless computer networks. (more)

Does anyone think there might be something suspicious behind the timing of President Obama’s quick family vacation to Maine this past weekend? (more)

Republican Sam Brownback still holds an overwhelming lead over his Democratic opponent Tom Holland in the contest for governor of Kansas. (more)

(AP)  For the third time in as many weeks, Senate Republicans on Wednesday successfully filibustered a bill to continue providing unemployment checks to millions of people. (more)

Should business owners pay for others to sit on their couch? The current unemployment insurance policy not only serves its primary goal of providing a safety net between jobs, it also allows some people to sit on the couch while they refuse work. (more)

Today the Senate begins consideration of the lifetime appointment of Elena Kagan to the U.S. Supreme Court.  Critics have said that her judicial record is non-existent, and there are few clues to how she will rule on the country’s highest court. However, her past actions do signal her views on one of the most important issues likely to come before the Court in the near future: a state’s right to play a role in the enforcement of immigration laws. (more)

There is a tragedy unfolding in the Gulf of Mexico, a tragedy made purely of political calculus. Unfortunately for the Obama administration, this tragedy is wholly their doing and cannot be blamed, much as they would probably prefer, on George W. Bush. (more)

Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) said Saturday she’s secured the votes to force a rules change ending the Senate’s practice of secret holds. (more)

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Staring at extinction, the Big 12 is once again in play. (more)

Do a quick Google search for the terms “Superman” and “illegal,” and you’ll get hundreds of hits. Almost all of them lead to the same argument. Superman, the symbol of truth, justice and the American way, is an illegal immigrant. As such, he’s breaking the same law as the millions of illegal Mexicans that “evil racist conservatives” allegedly despise. (more)

A bald, heavyset man who has robbed 21 banks in the eastern and central U.S. is proving to be so elusive that the FBI has given him a name — the “Granddad Bandit” — and announced plans Tuesday to post a digital picture of him on billboards in several states in hopes of catching him. (more)

KANSAS CITY, MO – Kansas City police are investigating after two men were found dead Thursday evening, their bodies wrapped in trash bags and stuffed in a shopping cart. They were found in what is believed to be an abandoned home in the 4500 block of Askew in Kansas City. (more)

EDITOR’S NOTE: Have a burning sensation? Consult your doctor. Have a burning question for Matt Labash? Submit it here. (more)

Forty-eight states and the District of Columbia are backing the family of fallen Marine Matthew Snyder in a pending U.S. Supreme Court case that could decide the constitutionality of laws restricting protests at private family funerals. (more)