Ike Skelton

WASHINGTON — If the Obama administration hopes to extricate itself from its Guantanamo pickle, congressional Democrats will need to bring it strong on the president’s behalf.

Don’t count powerful Rep. Ike Skelton as a combatant for the administration on this episode.

The White House recently floated a…

WASHINGTON — According to sources, a key House panel tomorrow likely will deliver good news to Boeing and the St. Louis workforce when it advances legislation to purchase more F/A-18 Super Hornets for the Navy.

Congressional approval of military aircraft used to be a rather…

Caskets at Dover Air Force Base

WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Robert Gates and President Barack Obama support a repeal of the Dover Policy but regional congressional leaders are split on the decision.

Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., and Rep. Ike Skelton, D-Lexington, support the repeal but Rep. Todd Akin, R-Town…