Sen. McCaskill
WASHINGTON — There was disquieting news for Missouri Democrats along with some welcome news in the second part of a Public Policy Polling survey released this afternoon.
The good news was a generally strong approval rating for Gov. Jay Nixon at a time…
WASHINGTON — That new poll reported here yesterday showing a neck-and-neck contest between Secretary of State Robin Carnahan and U.S. Rep. Roy Blunt points to a campaign in which both aspirants will be running against Congress next year even as they run for…
Blunt, left, and Carnahan
WASHINGTON — A poll to be released tomorrow affirms what most political observers already know — that Missouri’s Senate race shaping up between Secretary of State Robin Carnahan and U.S. Rep. Roy Blunt is about as close as…
Rep. Todd Akin greets Capitol protesters today.
WASHINGTON — Chanting “Kill the Bill, Kill the Bill,” thousands of people are rallying this afternoon at the U.S. Capitol, protesting Democrats’ health-care legislation and blaming Washington for a host of perceived ills from high…
Ed Martin in DC today
WASHINGTON — Nobody has sent Ed Martin to Washington yet, but here he was this afternoon declaring to a roomful of GOP funders and heavyweights how he plans to return as a new congressman from St. Louis.
Martin,…
Biden
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WASHINGTON — Vice President Joe Biden will be in St. Louis on Thursday to promote the success of the economic stimulus package and to help Secretary of State Robin Carnahan raise money for her Senate campaign.
The vice president will appear with Gov. Jay Nixon at…
Blunt, flanked by Rep. Adam Putnam, R-Fla., (left) and Rep. Nathan Deal, R-Ga., today.
WASHINGTON — Over the summer, Rep. Roy Blunt opined about how Medicare distorts the marketplace, which his adversaries interpreted as criticizing the popular government-run program that sustains older Americans.
Today, Blunt was…
Bond, left, with co-author Lewis Simons
WASHINGTON — It’s not easy selling your book these days given people’s changing reading habits, even if you’re a well-known politician like Sen. Christopher “Kit” Bond.
So It helps when your allies get behind you, which…
WASHINGTON — You draw some attention when you run for the Senate, much of it unwanted. Rep. Roy Blunt is finding out as much these days.
The newest blast at Blunt comes from the League of Conservation…
Roy Blunt
WASHINGTON — Republicans are moving aggressively to take advantage of divided public opinion on one of President Barack Obama’s first decisions — closing the detention camp at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base.
The president made his decision in January. But…
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