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The word "patriotic" is being used by factions with opposing ideologies. A look at how its meaning has evolved over time.

The different ways of expressing the love of one's country and the changes for student athletes as the NCAA drops restrictions on players benefitting from the use of their name, image and likeness.

The bipartisan measure, approved by the House, failed to win enough votes to overcome a GOP filibuster. The plan called for an independent body styled on the one that investigated the 9/11 attacks.

On March 11, 29 strangers from across Missouri and around Kansas City met on Zoom in an event hosted by Missouri Humanities and KCUR. They gathered to see if — in these dramatically polarized times — regular people can actually have a civil dialogue.

Republican Sen. Josh Hawley is divisive. Maybe nowhere more so than in his hometown, Lexington, Missouri.

Zachary H. Martin allegedly livestreamed himself on Facebook taking part in the Jan. 6 insurrection inside the Capitol building.

Donald Trump has vowed to return to the national political scene following his November loss to Joe Biden.

A look at the former president's chances of making a political comeback, and Kansas City's only college football team is poised for a championship season.

The namesake of Sumner Academy in Kansas City, Kansas, was almost killed on the U.S. Senate floor for his "Crime Against Kansas" speech in 1856. Now, a photo from the insurrection this month has people remembering U.S. Sen. Charles Sumner's story.

State legislators were surprised to learn the Capitol has no formal alert system for riots, or for health- or weather-related emergencies.

People targeted by the symbols on display during last week's insurrection might be experiencing historical trauma, also known as intergenerational trauma. Here's what it is, and how it can be triggered by the news.

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.