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A Lee’s Summit Republican is the first Asian-American to be Missouri’s speaker of the house. We'll get to know Rep. Jon Patterson, who hadn’t even held elective office until coming to the House six years ago.

Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, who represents Missouri's 5th congressional district that includes Kansas City, says he isn't confident that the "Ceasefire Now" resolution — sponsored by Rep. Cori Bush — will lead to any concrete results in the Israel-Hamas conflict.

U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver II isn't optimistic that Kansas City would expand the streetcar to the airport, because of the high cost and land acquisition it would require. But he has a more feasible solution to get residents to KCI while addressing the city's affordable housing concerns.

A potential new landfill in southeast Kansas City is on hold after City Council voted earlier this month to oppose it and put a moratorium on landfill permits. Now, a bill headed for the Missouri Senate would add a requirement that surrounding cities approve landfills within a mile of their borders.

A month into his 10th term in Congress, U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver shares why it appears so many elected officials have mishandled classified documents, why he was angered by the process to elect a Speaker of the House and how his office is handling complaints of unsafe living conditions at a Kansas City apartment complex.

Stakes are high for the Kansas 3rd Congressional District. In the upcoming election, the party of the winner could control the House of Representatives for the next two years.

The former local news anchor says he no longer wants to use his conservative voice on air, but in the U.S. House of Representatives.

A bizarre insurance loophole put one Olathe couple $270,000 in debt after their newborn's NICU stay.

Adam Sachs and his son were trapped in U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn's offices as a mob of pro-Trump extremists tried to gain entry.

Segment 1: Research points to health dangers, but billions of pounds of Roundup are applied to plants each year.Investigative journalist Carey Gillam has…

U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver and Sharice Davids discuss the latest developments in the nation's capital.The Democrats from the 3rd District of…

After House Speaker Paul Ryan announced today that he will not seek re-election in the fall, many are wondering who will next fill the role. NPR's Mara…