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  Opinion: From the Senate to the Supreme Court, our government needs institutional change

  By Brenden Hill on May 7, 2020

  Right now, the 2020 election and the coronavirus are prompting a lot of discussion of the cultural and economic problems in the U.S. Sadly, the...

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  When the messaging matters: the fall of Bernie Sanders

  By Brenden Hill on April 14, 2020

  Though most news nowadays is about the coronavirus, one story broke out of the corona-barrier: Bernie Sanders dropping out of the Democratic primary. There was...

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  Debate mess proves changes are needed

  By Brenden Hill on March 2, 2020

  Arguing can be messy. Most people probably argue with their family or friends, but few of these arguments wind up on national television. The common...

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  Bloomberg shouldn’t be running

  By Brenden Hill on February 19, 2020

  Running for president of the U.S. is commonly seen as a process that is both burdensome and taxing on all who are involved. It involves...

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  Opinion: Do opposites really attract when it comes to politics?

  By Krithika Selvarajoo on November 13, 2019

  In the past, my deal breakers when it came to dating would be traits such as anger issues or addiction problems. However, with our political...

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  UMKC students’ perspectives on Democratic presidential race highlighted in survey

  By Henry Gamber on September 3, 2019

  The Democratic Primary race is in full swing, with 20 candidates vying for the nomination. This, of course, means there is no shortage of polls...

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  2018 midterm results: Blue Wave hits Kansas, McCaskill defeated in Missouri

  By Emily Reid on November 7, 2018

  The “Blue Wave’ is real in Kansas, following a win by both Sharice Davids in the 3rd district and Laura Kelly for governor. Davids won...

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  Let’s Get Political: Kavanaugh, Kyl and Kansas Politics

  By Emily Reid on September 10, 2018

  Emily Reid National: Hearing for Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh started this week. President Trump selected Kavanaugh to replace Justice Anthony Kennedy. Kavanaugh, a conservative...

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  Women in Politics event encourages women to run for office

  By Emily Reid on March 13, 2018

  In the 2016 election cycle, 212 women ran for the House of Representatives and 25 ran for the Senate. Now, in 2018, those numbers sit...

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  Politics in the pictures

  By U-News on March 11, 2018

  Jennifer Timmons “We don’t make films like call me by my name for money, we make them to upset Mike Pence.” As Hollywood is fuming...

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