As reported at the mother ship, Barack Obama has begun running his first general elections ads in Missouri and 17 other states.

The ad is similar to one Obama ran during the primaries — looks like it could have been shot…

U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill went for the jugular earlier today when, acting on behalf of presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama, she went after Sen. John McCain’s proposed cut in the gas tax.

McCaskill, D-Mo., asserted in a conference call before…

Sen. Claire McCaskill — fresh off her midday sip of beer Tuesday — turned her attention today towards roasting John McCain’s energy policy.

In a conference call this morning, McCaskill, filling her role as Barack Obama’s go-to surrogate, attacked McCain’s stance on oil,…

While not discounting the humanitarian motives, the latest action of Sen. Barack Obama’s campaign should also dispel any doubt about the crucial nature of Missouri in this year’s presidential contest.

 The campaign has sent out a blitz e-mail (and presumably, we’re talking…

Missouri Democrats are hoping voters this fall will help them regain control of the governor’s office.

For the moment, though, they’ll have to settle for a Republican acting governor who’s happy to share the spotlight with colleagues from across the…

Our Washington bureau has already shown that, when it comes to talking about the veepstakes, Sen. Claire McCaskill has trouble staying mum.

But even when she doesn’t address it, her smile speaks for itself.

On CNN yesterday, Wolf Blitzer had McCaskill…

Various sources called with rumors early today that presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain was headed to Missouri next week. And now, the Springfield News-Leader and other southwest Missouri news outlets are confirming it.

McCain is slated to be at Missouri State…

Sen. Barack Obama’s Democratic presidential campaign announced today that it has hired Buffy Wicks to serve as its state director in Missouri.

Wicks will be based in St. Louis.

“Wicks served as Obama’s deputy field director in Texas and the field director in California,”…

St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay, a Democrat, had been in the camp of Sen. Hillary Clinton until Sen. Barack Obama appeared to clinch the nomination on June 3.

Since then, the mayor has endorsed Obama. And Slay was among the local notables who…

Missouri superdelegate Leila Medley showed up for the reception in St. Louis this week for presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama. She wanted to hear what he had to say.

But that doesn’t mean she’s ready to endorse him.

Medley,…