Fighting in swing states, Trump also forced to play defense
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is being forced to play Electoral College defense with a trip to Iowa, a…
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Missouri outsources contact tracing in coronavirus battle
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Missouri is outsourcing contact tracing to private companies as part of the effort to contain the…
Supreme Court halts census in latest twist of 2020 count
The Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that President Donald Trump’s administration can stop census field operations early, ending a lawsuit…
Barrett vows fair approach as justice; Democrats skeptical
WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett presented her approach to the law as conservative and fair on Monday…
Trump claims he’s free of virus, ready for campaign trail
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump declared on Sunday that he was ready to return to the campaign trail despite…
Glitch caused Missouri virus count inaccuracy
JEFFERSON CITY — A “database extract error” resulted in an incorrect inflation of the number of reported COVID-19 cases in…
Area’s COVID-19 rise plus flu worry Garza
ST. LOUIS – Rising COVID-19 numbers in the metropolitan area make Dr. Alex Garza a worried man. Garza, the leader of…
Trump makes first public appearance since hospital
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump made on Saturday his first public appearance after being hospitalized for the coronavirus, defying…
Virus is hot forum topic for Parson, Galloway, 2 others
(AP) — Republican Missouri Gov. Mike Parson and his Democratic opponent spent much of a candidate forum on Friday sparring…
Trump still contagious? Experts say it’s impossible to know
NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday that he didn’t think he was contagious anymore, but medical experts…
Next Trump-Biden debates uncertain, though Oct. 22 is likely
WASHINGTON (AP) — The fate of final debates between President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden was thrown into uncertainty…
In 25th Amendment bid, Pelosi mulls Trump’s fitness to serve
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is questioning President Donald Trump’s fitness to serve, announcing legislation Thursday that would…
Missouri to release $133 million for education, virus aid, more
(AP) — Missouri will release about $133 million in funding to support critical services — including $61.5 million in CARES…
Pandemic looms over Pence-Harris vice presidential debate
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Republican Mike Pence firmly defended President Donald Trump’s administration’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic that has…
Missouri court urged to strike down ballot notarization
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — With absentee voting already underway, attorneys for civil rights groups urged the Missouri Supreme Court on…
Cities declare racism a health crisis, but some doubt impact
CHICAGO (AP) — Christy DeGallerie noticed a startling trend in her online group for coronavirus survivors: White patients got medications…