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Susan Wagle, Senate president, rules out bid for Congress or governor

Her decision not to seek either office appears to clear away the threat of a primary challenger for U.S. Rep. Ron Estes. It also means she will not join a growing field of Republican candidates for governor.

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Missouri lawmaker who wrote about Trump assassination faces new challenges

Missouri Sen. Maria Chappelle-Nadal has been removed from all her committee assignments and the lieutenant governor is asking for a special session to expel her from the legislature.

Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens on Tuesday stayed the execution of Marcellus Williams.

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Gov. Greitens stays execution of Marcellus Williams in 1998 murder

Hours before Marcellus Williams was to be put to death for the 1998 murder of a former newspaper reporter, Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens issued a stay of execution and appointed a board to look into the case.

The store on Breitbart.com is selling fidget spinners with Steve Bannon’s picture.

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Breitbart is selling Steve Bannon fidget spinners because ‘leftists need comfort’

The store on Breitbart.com is selling a Steve Bannon fidget spinner bearing a picture of the former White House chief strategist who returned to Breitbart News as executive chairman when he left the White House on Friday.

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson speaks at the State Department in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2017, to discuss Afghanistan.

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US notes NKorea 'restraint,' points to possible dialogue

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson commends North Korea for recent restraint in its provocations and says it could point the way to a possible dialogue with the US.

Protecting President Donald Trump and his large family have created “a crushing workload” on the Secret Service, according to a report from USA Today.

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Trump’s frequent travel and large family drain Secret Service funds to pay agents

Protecting President Donald Trump and his large family has contributed to “a crushing workload” on the Secret Service, according to a report from USA Today.

This is a crucial week for the Kansas City Council and a decision on KCI airport. They must agree to ballot language by Thursday to meet the deadline for the November election.

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Kansas City Council must decide this week on KCI ballot language

The Kansas City Council needs to decide by Thursday, Aug. 24, on KCI airport ballot language to meet the deadline for the November election.

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Tensions flare, but peace rules at anti-hate rally in Kansas City

Hundreds gathered for the No Place For Hate rally Sunday at the Country Club Plaza in Kansas City. A 17-year-old from Shawnee organized the event.

President Donald Trump will address the nation’s troops and the American people Monday, August 21, 2017, to update the path forward in Afghanistan and South Asia, the White House says.

Trump to address the nation Monday night to give his plan for Afghanistan, South Asia

The White House announced that President Donald Trump would address the nation’s troops and the American people Monday, August 21, 2017, to update the path forward in Afghanistan and South Asia. The Pentagon was awaiting a final announcement by Trump on a proposal to send nearly 4,000 more U.S. troops to Afghanistan.

J.D. Power backtracked Monday on a survey that placed KanCare last among 36 state Medicaid managed companies because of insufficient sample size. The company surveyed 10 Kansans in a program that insures about 400,000.

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J.D. Power apparently questioned just 10 Kansans on survey that ranked KanCare last

The consumer group said its sample of KanCare members was not statistically significant and should not have been included in rankings of state Medicaid programs.

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‘I have learned my lesson,’ says Missouri state senator who hoped for Trump’s assassination

Missouri Sen. Maria Chappelle-Nadal apologized at a press conference Sunday for a Facebook post calling for President Donald’s Trump’s assassination.

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Trial to begin for woman who says Kobach’s office fired her for not attending church

A former employee in Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach’s office alleges in a lawsuit headed to trial Monday that she was fired because she didn’t go to church enough. Kobach has called the allegation of religious discrimination by Courtney Canfield “ridiculous.”

President Donald Trump said in a deleted tweet that the country had been “divided for decade, but will come together again. Sometimes protest is needed in order to heel, and heel we will!”

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Trump twice urges America to ‘heel,’ and a dictionary even joins the Twitter fray

President Donald Trump took to Twitter on Saturday to applaud the people in Boston who he said were “speaking out” against bigotry and hate as they upstaged a small “free speech rally.” But Trump also called on the nation to “heel” — twice. Oops.

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As domestic terrorism like Charlottesville rises, federal program to fight it shuts down

The Justice Department is shutting down a program that trains officers on preventing terrorism. The program has trained more than 142,000 officers in every state.

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‘I am not resigning,’ lawmaker says, defying calls after Trump assassination post

Sen. Maria Chappelle-Nadal was adamant Friday that she isn’t resigning over a Facebook post calling for President Donald Trump’s assassination.

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‘I hope Trump is assassinated,’ Missouri lawmaker writes — and quickly regrets

A Democratic state senator from University City posted, and then quickly deleted, a comment on Facebook saying she hoped President Donald Trump would be assassinated.

A White House petition has gotten enough signatures to garner a response from the administration.

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White House must respond to petition labeling Antifa as a terrorist group

A petition on the White House website asking that Antifa be labeled a terrorist group has gotten over 250,000 signatures, blowing past the required 100,000 necessary for a White House response.

A crowd fills Independence Avenue during the Women's March on Washington, in Washington.

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New anti-Trump activists try not to be tea-party insurgents

In a party ostensibly rife with divisions, the liberal movement’s newly energized base is blamed for picking internal fights. But a fleet of new grassroots groups formed since Trump’s election were focused on anything but policy disagreements. They wanted to learn how to work with the establishment.

Rep. Cedric Richmond, D-La., the chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus, center, accompanied Rep. Andre Carson, D-Ind., second from right, and Rep. Jim Clyburn, D-S.C., right, speak to members of the media after they and other members of the Congressional Black Caucus meet with President Donald Trump in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Wednesday, March 22, 2017, in Washington.

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Black college meeting is on, White House says

Despite calls from the Congressional Black Caucus chairman to cancel next month’s White House meeting with black college and university officials, a top Trump adviser says the session is on

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Wichita Democrat Jim Ward enters Kansas gubernatorial race

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House Minority Leader Jim Ward, a Wichita Democrat known for fiery speeches, joins a crowded field of candidates seeking the Kansas governor’s mansion in 2018.

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