With voting rights stalled, some senators mull update to Electoral Count Act
WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of senators is exploring legislation to overhaul how Congress counts Electoral College votes, but backers…
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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…
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…
‘Great damage’: Republicans recoil from Hawley
(AP) — A Republican colleague rebuked him on the Senate floor. A home-state newspaper editorial board declared he has “blood…
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.…
Parson defends Trump over D.C. riot
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson expressed dismay on Wednesday at news that a pro-Trump mob stormed the U.S. Capitol to derail the certification…
Wagner bucks Missouri GOP colleagues, won’t fight Biden’s win
U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner became on Monday the first Republican in the Missouri congressional delegation to say publicly that she…
Danforth among GOP figures rejecting Trump’s bid to undo defeat
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Sen. John Danforth, a three-term U.S. senator from St. Louis, is among a growing number of…
Hawley to contest Biden’s Electoral College win
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., said Wednesday that he would raise objections next week when Congress meets to…
Biden secures enough electors to become president
California certified its presidential election Friday and appointed 55 electors pledged to vote for Democrat Joe Biden, officially handing him…
Trump says he’ll leave if Electoral College seats Biden
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday that he would leave the White House if the Electoral College formalized…
Biden wins Georgia, flipping the state for Democrats
WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden has won Georgia and its 16 electoral votes, an extraordinary victory for Democrats who pushed…
BIDEN-HARRIS WIN 2020 ELECTION
Joseph Robinette Biden Jr., 77, was elected Saturday as the 46th president of the United States, defeating President Donald Trump…
Trump tweets outrage, blasts vote-counting process
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump spent a second day in the White House on Thursday stewing over election results…