Chancellor Angela Merkel

WASHINGTON — Chancellor Angela Merkel’s rare appearance this morning in front of a Joint Session of Congress might resonate more locally than in many cities because of St. Louis’s strong German heritage.

In a speech this morning, she vowed that Germany would be a…

With the election four days away, energized supporters and opponents of the Proposition N smoking ban have stepped up their campaigns and picked up more money - with the anti-ban committee thus far outraising supporters but the pro-ban committee picking…

Kirk

WASHINGTON — Did somebody say government-run?

That’s the refrain sounding from just about every Republican in Washington, and the GOPers who would like to get to D.C., in response to the latest version of a Democratic health insurance plan, this one offered by…

Just as numerous police and fire officials began an 11 a.m. newsconference in the St. Louis County Council chambers to support a sales tax for an countywide emergency communications system, a fire that involved eight fire departments and districts broke…

From left, Dr. Geoffrey Beale, Michelle Burke, Dr. John Krause, Dr. Dennis Munson

WASHINGTON — A Washington Post poll this week showed that Americans have warmed to a public option in health insurance overhaul (57 % supported it) and liberal lawmakers are pressing to…

Ed Martin

WASHINGTON — Predictions of a big anti-incumbent election in 2010 might or might not be valid given the many advantages sitting members of Congress hold at re-election time.

But the anti-government sentiments afoot in recent months are providing a bounty…

WASHINGTON — The White House said this morning that a limited number of tickets will be available for the public portion of Vice President Joe Biden’s visit to St. Louis tomorrow.

The general admission tickets will be distributed on a first-come, first-serve basis…

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…

Jonathan Sternberg

Even though the state Supreme Court did not take a case involving Kansas City’s smoking ban in indoor public places, sustaining the ban, the issue in that case could occur in the St. Louis area. This is the view…

WASHINGTON — Families USA, a national organization pushing for health-care reform, released a report this morning estimating the loss of health insurance due to rising unemployment.

Extrapolating from recent Census data, the group released reports for Missouri and Nebraska,  concluding that the number of uninsured…