The first debate between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton may be among the most-watched programs in history. Here’s a guide on what to expect — and what both candidates will try to accomplish.
Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid is mad that Roy Blunt isn’t returning his phone calls. In a brief but vicious letter to the Republican senator from Missouri, Reid lectures Blunt on what it means “to be a gentleman” and says he should be embarrassed not to call another senator back.
Any talk at City Hall of airport improvements or streetcar expansion is on the back burner as the Kansas City Council revs up plans for a big infrastructure election next April. The signature project to build support for the citywide bond package could be a new animal shelter at Swope Park to replace a horribly outdated facility.
Gov. Sam Brownback's economic advisory council has discontinued a quarterly report that had been developed to ensure a timely analysis of the administration's economic policies.
Missouri’s November ballot will be crowded with issues for voters to decide, ranging from a photo ID requirement to vote to an increase in the state’s tobacco tax.
The American Civil Liberties Union is asking a judge to enforce her earlier order requiring Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach to put on voter rolls people who registered at motor vehicle offices without providing citizenship documents.
State agencies' annual budget recommendations to the Kansas governor are merely "draft" documents and not subject to the state's open record laws, Gov. Sam Brownback's administration insisted Friday.
The decision was the latest play in a bizarre bit of gamesmanship between the Clinton and Trump campaigns over the debate. Clinton’s camp confirmed this week that they would invite billionaire mogul Mark Cuban, a Trump antagonist, to the debate.
The country's first African American chief executive delivered a speech to a crowd of more than 7,000 official guests - and thousands more gathered on the National Mall - for the opening of the National Museum of African American History and Culture.
Two of the country's poorest cities are talking about a merger they say could help both. But Cleveland could need a sizeable boost in taxpayer dollars to absorb East Cleveland, a place so impoverished that some residents fill their own potholes.
Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton face off Monday night in New York. A strong debate doesn’t usually win the presidency, but a bad one can help lose it.
Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are meeting separately with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday in sessions that could set the tone for relations between the allied countries during the next presidential administration.
Missouri candidates in search of campaign vehicles often turn to donors who are wiling to give them a car. Others drop thousands from their campaign war chests on cars.
Kansas City has installed its first bicycle signal downtown at Main Street and Petticoat Lane. The light gives cyclists a 25-second head start on other traffic.
A 1999 background investigation to determine if GOP hopeful Donald Trump qualified for a Missouri gaming license will never see the light of day because Trump withdrew his application. Trump had sought to buy the troubled Hilton Flamingo Casino in Kansas City (now the Isle of Capri.)
There’s already a disagreement about what role moderators should play at presidential debates. Now, there’s a dispute about whether a moderator with an Hispanic background should have been picked.
Conservative Christian groups unveiled a media campaign to oppose abortion rights and same-sex marriage modeled on the Declaration of Independence with a full page ad in Sunday’s New York Times.
As Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton prepare for their historic first debate, Star reporters Dave Helling, Steve Kraske and Scott Canon dissect the campaigns' approach. What must the Democrat accomplish? What are Trump's challenges? And how has the media covered this unique campaign? All on Deep Background, the Star's podcast.
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Deep Background: Dissecting the Clinton, Trump campaigns ahead of first debate
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Clay Chastain outlines reasons for light rail
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Donald Trump draws the ire of Nancy Kassebaum at the Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics
