Emanuel Cleaver

Martin Luther King Jr. spent years before his assassination working to expand access to the ballot box. Today, advocates and lawmakers say they are fighting many of the same fights.

Missouri Republicans are divided over how to draw new congressional districts that would benefit their own party, leaving House Democrats in a unique position of having leverage over their GOP counterparts this year.

Last year’s attack on the U.S. Capitol left five people dead and a country more divided. Missouri Rep. Emanuel Cleaver was there on Jan. 6, 2021, and shares his thoughts on the state of democracy today. Plus, hear the latest COVID-19 updates from around the Kansas City metro.

Congressman says former President Trump bears the majority of the blame for the insurrection.

Lawmakers are hoping to complete congressional redistricting before candidate filing begins in February.

Every January, the federal government requires communities to survey their homeless populations. Known as the Point in Time count, it’s widely known to be inaccurate. Kansas City hopes new technology will lead to a better count — and more helpful use of resources.

Republicans could craft a congressional map that gives them a shot to win seven out of Missouri’s eight congressional seats. But they may spare Democratic Rep. Emanuel Cleaver.

Some lawmakers in Missouri want to craft a congressional map that makes the Kansas City area more winnable for Republicans. Plus, Kansas City leaders have a plan for how to keep unhoused people safe from the dangerous cold this winter.

President Joe Biden toured the Kansas City Area Transit Authority on Wednesday and spoke about the $1 trillion infrastructure plan that he signed last month.

Cleaver and his fellow Democrats' continued internal debate is stalling President Biden's $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill and his Build Back Better legislation.

Kyle Wilkens, an agriculture policy expert in U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver’s office in Higginsville, Missouri, has already helped evacuate 30 people from Afghanistan. Among them is Zamzama Safi, who escaped execution by the Taliban but whose family remains at risk.

Ernest Johnson is scheduled to be executed at 6 p.m. Tuesday. Advocates, Missouri lawmakers and even Pope Francis had urged Parson to grant him clemency.