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Aspiring Republican candidates are jumping at two open Missouri U.S. congressional seats

As mass shootings grip the country with lethal regularity, Missouri politics is swimming in firearms.

WASHINGTON — The Select Committee to Investigate the January 6 Attack on the U.S. Capitol has presented a lot of evidence about the effort to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.

Threats to politicians, a strained police force and rising tourist numbers leave many concerned about their safety

WASHINGTON — Missouri Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, a Democrat from Kansas City, introduced a bill Thursday that would suspend pay for members of Congress every time there is a mass shooting.

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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Missouri Senate on Thursday approved the state’s congressional map that appears to protect Democratic U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver’s hold on the 5th Congressional District.

If the U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, as a leaked draft opinion indicates it will, Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt will soon after issue a legal opinion confirming the decision and triggering a near-total abortion ban in the state.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — With a week left in this year’s legislative session, Missouri lawmakers will try one more time to approve a congressional map.

U.S. Reps. Cori Bush (District 1) and Emanuel Cleaver (District 5) both face primary challengers this election cycle. Five candidates are running in the District 1 primary and two candidates are running in the District 5 primary. Those primaries will take place on Aug. 2, with the winners advancing to…

WASHINGTON — One was a new Democratic president who inherited an intractable crisis while pushing a stalled legislative agenda marked by contentious debate.