Missouri schools employee is indicted over threat to Arizona election official
A Missouri public school employee facing federal charges for allegedly threatening an Arizona election official is “embarrassed and humbled,” his…
Tag: 2020 election
Voter ID requirement, absentee ballot changes clear Missouri Senate
The Missouri Senate passed a wide-ranging elections bill Monday that would enact a photo ID requirement to vote as well as create…
Missouri trio gets jail for roles in Capitol insurrection
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A federal judge in Washington sentenced on Monday two men and a woman from Missouri to…
Opinion: What if we regarded and treated America as our family?
Like it or not, we all are members of a larger family: America. As residents of a community, city and…
Jan. 6 committee prepares to go public as findings mount
WASHINGTON (AP) — They’ve interviewed more than 300 witnesses, collected tens of thousands of documents and traveled around the country…
State lawmakers discuss election security in hearing marked by conspiracy theories
The Missouri House Elections Committee convened Tuesday to discuss ways to alter the initiative petition process and improve election security.…
Inauguration Day is also White House moving day
WASHINGTON (AP) — Moving from house to house is challenging under the best of circumstances, and even with movers as…
Some states close capitols ahead of rallies
Responding to warnings of potentially violent demonstrations, governors across the nation are calling out National Guard troops, declaring states of…
Law and disorder, Schmitt style
Now that everyone knows that the English translation of “ISIS” is “MAGA,” and that the GOP has successfully transformed itself…
Protesters rally downtown, demand Hawley’s resignation
DOWNTOWN – A group of union members and others who came to a rally Tuesday isn’t about to forget Sen.…
More Missouri companies back away from Hawley
(AP) — Several more companies have suspended campaign contributions to Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., in the wake of last week’s…
Protesters here push for Hawley to quit Senate
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Several hundred protesters gathered downtown on Saturday to call on Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., to resign…
Schmitt denies involvement in call for Capitol riot
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt denies any knowledge of a robocall by an arm of the Republican Attorneys General Association…
Hawley’s woes grow as another major backer abandons him
The list of Missouri supporters abandoning U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley grew Friday, when a prominent early backer accused him of…
Board of Aldermen condemns Hawley, other perpetrators, in riot at Capitol
A resolution unanimously approved by the St. Louis Board of Aldermen on Friday lashes out at Missouri Republican Sen. Josh…
Racial double standard clear in Capitol insurrection
NEW YORK (AP) — Black Lives Matter protests, 2020: Overwhelming force from law enforcement in dozens of cities. Chemical dispersants.…