WASHINGTON – Thursday’s edition of The Hill, a publication that covers Congress, had a front page story claiming a major rift between Sens. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.V., and Christopher “Kit” Bond, R-Mo., respectively the chairman and vice-chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee.

Most importantly, the story said…

WASHINGTON — Sen. Christopher “Kit” Bond, R-Mo., is calling for tougher action to end “the devastating conflict in the Darfur region of Sudan.”

In a letter Tuesday to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Bond and 18 other senators call on her to “take advantage of…

WASHINGTON–Can’t make it to Washington to visit your U.S. senators? Well, you can at least check out their offices, which are mini-art galleries featuring Missouri works.

The artwork in Claire McCaskill’s Senate office is modern, loud, and splashy, featuring up-and-coming St.…

WASHINGTON–Think you’ve got big plans for Memorial Day? You’ve got nothing on Reps. Russ Carnahan, D-St. Louis, and John Shimkus, R-Collinsville.

Both have signed up for European get-aways during next week’s Memorial Day recess (or “district work period,” as lawmakers…

WASHINGTON–Sen. Claire McCaskill slipped off her fiscal-discipline diet Thursday when she voted for the $300-billion-plus farm bill, which critics have blasted as a pork-laden boondoggle for well-to-do farmers, the biodiesel industry, timber interests, and other beneficiaries.But the Missouri Democrat and former state…

WASHINGTON–Can’t make it to Washington to visit your U.S. senators? Well, you can at least check out their offices, which are mini-art galleries featuring Missouri works.

The artwork in Claire McCaskill’s Senate office is modern, loud, and splashy, featuring up-and-coming St.…

WASHINGTON–It will come as no surprise that Sen. Christopher “Kit” Bond, R-Mo., is always up for a good food fight.

But the fare on tap from Bond on Tuesday night might not be what one would expect from Missouri’s Senior…

WASHINGTON — We learned last month that a Washington political magazine ranked Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., as the most liberal U.S. Senator. Now we know the rest of the results.

Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill is one of the most conservative Senate…

WASHINGTON—Sen. Christopher “Kit” Bond, R-Mo., isn’t one to pull any punches. But don’t expect the battle-ready Bond to be dealing his foes any major blows in the coming weeks, at least not literally.

That’s because state’s senior senator just underwent major…

WASHINGTON — Sen. “Christopher “Kit” Bond says the Senate’s action Thursday on the economic stimulus notion shows that Congress can get things done, despite the criticism that there’s too much partisan bickering.

“Today’s bipartisan action proves to the American people that Republicans…