Kansas City Editorials & Opinions

Longtime Kansas City preacher and civil rights leader, Sam Mann, died this week

Sam Mann was 86. His granddaughter, in a Facebook post, announced that the Kansas City preacher died on Tuesday morning.

November 6, 2026 at 5:08 AM

Opinion

Aviation safety legislation is overdue

November 6, 2026 at 5:07 AM

Opinion

The election is over. Now we have to live with each other | Opinion

Updated November 6, 2026 at 7:32 AM

Opinion

Congratulations, Democrats. Now enjoy the gridlock | Opinion

Updated November 6, 2026 at 7:31 AM

Opinion

The polls warned Trump for four years. He ignored them | Opinion

Updated November 6, 2026 at 4:26 AM

Opinion

I see myself in Javits Frimpong. I survived. He didn't | Opinion

Updated November 6, 2026 at 4:26 AM

Opinion

Marco Rubio is Republicans' best shot at redemption | Opinion

Updated November 6, 2026 at 3:39 AM

Opinion

If Greg Abbott can lose Texas, no Republican is safe in 2028 | Opinion

Updated November 6, 2026 at 2:32 AM

Opinion

Trump served his purpose. Now the GOP needs a new direction | Opinion

Updated November 6, 2026 at 2:32 AM

U.S. Viewpoints

Commentary: A reckoning is coming for the corruption and brutality of Trumpism

Updated November 6, 2026 at 9:34 AM

U.S. Viewpoints

Editorial: Texas Republicans must begin rebuilding today. Here's where to start

Updated November 6, 2026 at 7:56 AM

U.S. Viewpoints

Mary Ellen Klas: Can we please end these gerrymandering wars now?

November 6, 2026 at 7:52 AM

U.S. Viewpoints

Commentary: ‘Religion in politics' is loving one's neighbor, not waging culture war

November 6, 2026 at 6:56 AM

U.S. Viewpoints

Commentary: AI is coming for the economists in the White House

November 6, 2026 at 5:41 AM

U.S. Viewpoints

Michael Hiltzik: With Trump and GOP on the run, Democrats have a chance to make a new New Deal

Updated November 6, 2026 at 3:43 AM

U.S. Viewpoints

Editorial: Florida voters send mixed messages, but the constant is change

Updated November 6, 2026 at 3:25 AM

U.S. Viewpoints

Lorraine Ali: Say his name: Abdul El-Sayed becomes the nation's first Muslim senator

Updated November 6, 2026 at 3:25 AM

U.S. Viewpoints

JD Vance singled out Iran War for midterm rout – he didn't say what should happen next in conflict

Updated November 5, 2026 at 7:38 PM

U.S. Viewpoints

Editorial: Results could help set course for Social Security reform

November 5, 2026 at 2:14 PM

U.S. Viewpoints

Steve Lopez: Trump, who so bitterly divided us, was awful enough to unite us. At least temporarily

Updated November 5, 2026 at 1:20 PM

U.S. Viewpoints

Editorial: Republicans trounced up and down the ballot

Updated November 5, 2026 at 12:55 PM

U.S. Viewpoints

Editorial: Voters rejected tariffs. Congress should too

Updated November 5, 2026 at 12:50 PM

U.S. Viewpoints

OPINION: Civic bad breath?

Updated November 5, 2026 at 12:24 PM

U.S. Viewpoints

Kaitlyn Buss: Will the US Senate satisfy Abdul El-Sayed?

November 5, 2026 at 12:15 PM

Opinion

Masterson’s bid to catch Holscher hinges on ballots he wanted scrapped | Opinion

Updated November 5, 2026 at 10:32 AM

Opinion

Longtime Kansas City preacher and civil rights leader, Sam Mann, died this week

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Aviation safety legislation is overdue

The election is over. Now we have to live with each other | Opinion

Congratulations, Democrats. Now enjoy the gridlock | Opinion

The polls warned Trump for four years. He ignored them | Opinion

Guest Commentary

Aviation safety legislation is overdue

Mentorship plays a role in preparing Kansas City students for the future

Kansas City has grit. So do its girls. This school bets on them to make it

AI can help Kansas and Missouri judges. Courts should explain how it works

Sen. Roger Marshall: Kansas needs a fighter, not a Schumer puppet

I see myself in Javits Frimpong. I survived. He didn't | Opinion

Marco Rubio is Republicans' best shot at redemption | Opinion

If Greg Abbott can lose Texas, no Republican is safe in 2028 | Opinion

Trump served his purpose. Now the GOP needs a new direction | Opinion

Commentary: A reckoning is coming for the corruption and brutality of Trumpism

Editorial: Texas Republicans must begin rebuilding today. Here's where to start

Mary Ellen Klas: Can we please end these gerrymandering wars now?

Commentary: ‘Religion in politics' is loving one's neighbor, not waging culture war

Commentary: AI is coming for the economists in the White House

Michael Hiltzik: With Trump and GOP on the run, Democrats have a chance to make a new New Deal

Editorial: Florida voters send mixed messages, but the constant is change

Lorraine Ali: Say his name: Abdul El-Sayed becomes the nation's first Muslim senator

JD Vance singled out Iran War for midterm rout – he didn't say what should happen next in conflict

Editorial: Results could help set course for Social Security reform

Steve Lopez: Trump, who so bitterly divided us, was awful enough to unite us. At least temporarily

Editorial: Republicans trounced up and down the ballot

Editorial: Voters rejected tariffs. Congress should too

OPINION: Civic bad breath?

Kaitlyn Buss: Will the US Senate satisfy Abdul El-Sayed?

Masterson’s bid to catch Holscher hinges on ballots he wanted scrapped | Opinion