On the week of Veteran’s Day, a veteran’s organization is airing an ad in Missouri seeking to convince the state’s U.S. Senate delegation that energy independence is a key component of national security.

According to the…

Jones

Sen. Kit Bond has weighed in to the outrage surrounding Van Jones, an expert on “green” jobs who apparently put his name on a petition questioning the government’s role in 9/11.

Jones is now the Special Advisor for Green Jobs at the…

Bond

ST. LOUIS — U.S. Sen. Kit Bond’s farewell tour hit Busch Stadium yesterday, where the retiring Republican joined play-by-play man John Rooney in the broadcast booth during the Cardinals matinee loss against the Houston Astros.

On the air, Bond, a life-long Redbirds…

Fun at the state fair

This year’s Missouri State Fair will have a visitor who’s come a long way to participate in the festivities.

U.S. Sen. Kit Bond announced today that Safi Mohammad Hussein, Director of Agriculture, Irrigation, and Livestock of Afghanistan’s…

Bond

On what promises to be another sweltering day in St. Louis, outgoing Republican U.S. Sen. Kit Bond will be honored for — of all things — helping low-income families and seniors stay warm during the winter.

Heat-Up St. Louis will bestow Bond…

Caldwell

While the national media tries to figure out why the governor of South Carolina — a prominent Republican whispered as a 2012 contender — took a mystery holiday to South America, Post-Dispatch reporter Paul Hampel has the story of a…

Bond

In his long Senate career, Missouri Republican Kit Bond has been on national television plenty of times.

But has he ever played host?

On Monday morning, Bond will serve as a guest host on CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” the financial network’s signature before-the-bell show.

“Tune…

WASHINGTON — The Senate passed a $106 billion supplemental defense bill moments ago that included good news for Boeing St. Louis workers: $2.2 billion for eight C-17 cargo planes.

The funding matches the initial allotment in the bill for the C-17 line, which…

Ban Ki-moon

Ban Ki-moon, the Secretary General of the United Nations, is in St. Louis today, discussing food safety and meeting with local political officials.

This morning, Ban met with, among others, Monsanto Co. and the Soy Bean Farmers Association, to address…

Blunt, with Boehner in the foreground

What will Congressional Republicans do without Roy Blunt?

That’s what a story in The Hill newspaper contemplates today, as Blunt’s House GOP colleague prepare to bid him farewell.

“We’re going to lose a hell of a lot,”…