House passes $900 billion COVID relief, catchall measure
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House easily passed a $900 billion pandemic relief package Monday night that would finally deliver long-sought…
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Trump officials attacked CDC virus reports, Rep. Clyburn says
WASHINGTON (AP) — Political appointees of President Donald Trump tried to block or change more than a dozen government reports…
Virginia’s Lee statue is pulled from U.S. Capitol
WASHINGTON (AP) — A statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee that has represented Virginia in the U.S. Capitol for…
Congress seals deal for $900 billion in COVID relief
WASHINGTON (AP) — Top Capitol Hill negotiators sealed a deal Sunday on a $900 billion COVID-19 economic relief package, finally…
Rep. Price refuses to resign despite ethics sanctions
A Democratic state lawmaker from St. Louis facing censure by the Missouri House says he will not resign as legislative leaders begin…
President in the pews: DC churches offer Biden options
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — His motorcade thunders around Delaware, snarling traffic. Everywhere he goes, a security team envelops him and…
Voter advocates urge Parson to extend mail-in option
(AP) — Dozens of civil rights advocates, faith leaders and others urged Gov. Mike Parson on Friday to extend into…
City recorder of deeds takes reins of Missouri Democratic Party
ST. LOUIS – The election of Joe Biden as president may have given Democrats hope nationally, but in Missouri, the…
Missouri Lottery to reinstate limits on ticket purchases
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — The Missouri Lottery voted Thursday to ban retailers from selling more than $10,000 worth of tickets…
Missouri Rep. Price denounced for alleged sex with intern
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Rep. Wiley Price IV, D-St. Louis, allegedly had sex with an intern and then threatened…
Election board gets $75,000 more to aid spring voting
CITY HALL – the Board of Estimate and Apportionment, the city’s top fiscal body, has agreed to spend an additional…
Biden, Harris to take oath amid virus restrictions
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will take their oaths of office outside the U.S.…
Monarch butterfly protection is delayed for years
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Federal officials declared on Tuesday the monarch butterfly “a candidate” for threatened or endangered status…
Endangered-species decision near on beloved butterfly
White House officials are expected to say this week whether the monarch butterfly, a colorful and familiar backyard visitor now…
Trump backs off plan for quick vaccines for White House
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Sunday that he was reversing an administration directive to immediately vaccinate top government…
Vandals hit Black churches in Washington during pro-Trump rallies
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vandals tore down a Black Lives Matter banner and sign from two historic Black churches in downtown…