Disgruntled farmers may help flip Senate seat in Kansas

NPR | By Frank Morris

Published October 18, 2026 at 3:00 PM MDT

President Trump heads to Kansas to campaign for Republican candidates Monday but farmers disgruntled by White House policies may help flip a U.S. Senate seat that Republicans have held for almost a century.

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