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How difficult is it to be "fair and balanced" when one side of the conversation won't return your call? What it means when candidates and elected officials stop talking with journalists about the issues that affect people’s lives.

Kansas legislators want voters to give them power to overturn state rules and regulations set by the governor, but critics say the move is meant to shift political power from Democratic governors to Republican lawmakers. Plus, young voters from around the Kansas City metro say even though they feel politicians don't really care about them, they still plan to vote.

Dozens of people protested the Republican candidate’s appearance with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who has been criticized for sending two planes of migrants to Martha’s Vineyard with no warning or assistance.

John Wood knows that he faces long odds in his independent candidacy for U.S. Senate in Missouri, but the self-described mainstream conservative still thinks this year is the right time for such a run.

Originally founded in 2018, the group has been involved in an escalating war with Republican leadership, using parliamentary maneuvers to gum up the Senate and push controversial amendments pertaining to transgender student athletes and vaccine mandates.

Election deniers, abortion and Trump's rampage against Republicans who voted to impeach him. It's a busy first primary night in August in five states, including Missouri and Kansas.

Hours before Missouri voters go to the polls, former President Donald Trump said he's endorsing "ERIC" in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate. Except there are two — Greitens and Schmitt — and they both say the endorsement is for them.

Hartzler, a six-term congresswoman from Harrisonville was publicly snubbed by former President Trump, but has the support of Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley. She's made opposition to LGBTQ equality one of her central issues.

Molding himself in the ideals of Ronald Reagan’s era of conservatism, state Sen. Dave Schatz is betting Republican voters want common sense policies over firebrand politics.

As a state senator, Schmitt valued cooperation over confrontation. But since becoming Attorney General, he's spent much of his time on legal actions against the Biden Administration — including attempting to overturn the 2020 election — and fighting local COVID-19 health rules.

Greitens drew an enthusiastic crowd in Arnold as he fends off attacks from his rivals in the run up to the Aug. 2 GOP primary.

John Wood, a former federal prosecutor who's working as an investigator for the Congressional committee probing the Jan. 6 insurrection, is being encouraged to run as an independent to replace retiring U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt.