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Missouri Senate divided on congressional redistricting

January 27, 2022 GMT

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Republicans in the Missouri Senate negotiated behind closed doors for hours Wednesday over how to divvy up the state's eight congressional districts based on the latest census data.

Missouri Congressman Cleaver tests positive for COVID-19

January 20, 2022 GMT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Democratic U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver II of Missouri has tested positive for COVID-19, the congressman revealed in a statement.

Cleaver, who represents a Kansas City-area district, announced the breakthrough infection in a statement released Wednesday evening, within hours of testing positive.

Missouri House rejects bid to bolster GOP congressional map

By DAVID A. LIEBJanuary 18, 2022 GMT

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri House endorsed a congressional redistricting plan Tuesday that is projected to maintain the state's Republican edge but turned back an attempt by some GOP members to more aggressively redraw districts to their advantage.

Missouri House panel backs status quo congressional map

January 12, 2022 GMT

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri House panel advanced a congressional redistricting plan Wednesday that is projected to keep Republicans solidly in control of the state's delegation to Washington without reaching for an even more dominant advantage.

Anti-abortion group urges pro-GOP Missouri congressional map

By DAVID A. LIEBJanuary 10, 2022 GMT

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The leader of Missouri's largest anti-abortion group on Monday urged state lawmakers to adopt an aggressively Republican congressional map that could leave Democrats holding just one of the state's eight U.S.

Missouri man sentenced for threatening 2 congressmen

November 16, 2021 GMT

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — A southwest Missouri man who threatened two Democratic U.S. congressmen was sentenced Tuesday to 2.5 years in federal prison.

Kenneth R. Hubert, 63, of Marionville, was sentenced for threatening Rep.

Man admits threatening Missouri, Tennessee congressmen

June 18, 2021 GMT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A southwest Missouri man has admitted that he threatened U.S. Reps. Emanuel Cleaver II of Missouri and Steve Cohen of Tennessee because he was upset by comments they made.

Both parties back bill for image rights for college athletes

April 26, 2021 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Rep. Anthony Gonzalez, a former Ohio State football player, reintroduced on Monday a bipartisan bill that would give college athletes the right to earn money through endorsements and sponsorship deals...

Democrat Emanuel Cleaver wins reelection to U.S. House in Missouri’s 5th Congressional District

November 4, 2020 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Emanuel Cleaver wins reelection to U.S. House in Missouri's 5th Congressional District.

US lawmakers: Don’t release Drug-diluting pharmacist early

July 16, 2020 GMT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Four U.S. lawmakers are calling on Attorney General William Barr to block the early release of a former Missouri pharmacist who pleaded guilty in a scheme to dilute tens of thousands of prescriptions for seriously ill patients to boost profits...

Mainstream Democrats relieved by Biden’s Super Tuesday boost

By ALAN FRAM and ANDREW TAYLORMarch 4, 2020 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Mainstream Democrats were rejoicing over Joe Biden's rousing Super Tuesday performance that bolstered his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination, easing worries over the havoc they fear awaits down-ticket moderates should Sen...

Rep. Cleaver, civility ally, abandons House gavel amid fight

By LAURIE KELLMANJuly 17, 2019 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Mr. Civility had had enough.

"We don't ever, ever want to pass up, it seems, an opportunity to escalate," Rep...