Roy Blunt

(UPDATED) WASHINGTON — Legislation that passed the U.S. House today granting new federal protections for gay victims of violence is drawing strong criticism from Missouri Republicans in Congress.

The bill, which passed 249-175 largely on a party-line vote, expands federal hate-crime legislation…

Edward Liddy

WASHINGTON — Yesterday, Rep. William L. Clay, D-St. Louis, offered to pose a question or two from Political Fix readers when he got his turn today to question American International Group CEO Edward Liddy in Clay’s House Financial Services subcommittee today.

Some who responded to…

Clay

WASHINGTON — When members of Congressional Black Caucus visited the White House this afternoon, it wasn’t entirely clear how it would go.

As a senator even before running for president, Barack Obama was not especially close to the caucus. Members used to complain that…