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Takeaways: Abortion backlash in Kansas, Greitens' collapse
Read full article: Takeaways: Abortion backlash in Kansas, Greitens' collapseIn one of the biggest days of this year's primary campaign season, red-state Kansas rejected a measure that would have made it easier to restrict abortion, and voters in Missouri repudiated a scandal-tarred former governor seeking a Senate seat.
Missouri GOP contenders distance themselves from McConnell
Read full article: Missouri GOP contenders distance themselves from McConnellAs the U.S. Senate primary campaign nears its end in Missouri, all three of the leading Republican candidates are making it clear that if elected, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell won't have their support.
Greitens RINO video spurred threats to family, lawyer says
Read full article: Greitens RINO video spurred threats to family, lawyer saysThe lawyer for the ex-wife of Missouri U.S. Senate candidate Eric Greitens says the family has been subjected to “serious threats” in the days since Greitens released a violent campaign video in which he declares he’s hunting RINOs, or Republicans in Name Only.
Lawyer leaving 1/6 panel amid talk of Missouri Senate run
Read full article: Lawyer leaving 1/6 panel amid talk of Missouri Senate runAn attorney working as a senior investigator for the U.S. House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection will leave the post amid calls urging him to run for a Missouri U.S. Senate seat as an independent.
1/6 panel lawyer urged to run for Missouri US Senate seat
Read full article: 1/6 panel lawyer urged to run for Missouri US Senate seatFormer Republican U.S. Sen. John Danforth and others are urging a former federal prosecutor who now serves as an attorney for the congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection to make an independent run for one of Missouri’s Senate seats.
GOP split on alternative to Greitens in Missouri Senate race
Read full article: GOP split on alternative to Greitens in Missouri Senate raceFor all their angst about the possibility of former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens winning the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in the state, GOP leaders haven’t coalesced behind an alternative.
Senate hopeful flexes power of AG's office through lawsuits
Read full article: Senate hopeful flexes power of AG's office through lawsuitsA U.S. Senate candidate in Missouri, Republican state Attorney General Eric Schmitt, is flexing the power of his office by filing a slew of lawsuits, including against Democratic cities and schools to stop mask mandates.
Pentagon leaders testily defend efforts on racism, extremism
Read full article: Pentagon leaders testily defend efforts on racism, extremismTop Pentagon leaders are defending the military’s approach to addressing racism and extremism and pushing back against accusations by Republican lawmakers that the effort is creating division and hurting morale.
Is one day a week enough? Biden's school goal draws blowback
Read full article: Is one day a week enough? Biden's school goal draws blowbackAnd this week the White House said that schools will be considered opened as long as they teach in-person at least one day a week. “We certainly hope to build from that.”The White House had faced increasing pressure to explain the goal as the reopening debate gains urgency. Pressed on the question Tuesday, Psaki clarified that one day a week of in-person learning would meet the mark. “Having only 51% of our schools reopen for as little as one day a week is not a ‘success,’” she said. Talking to teachers last month, Dr. Anthony Fauci said Biden’s school reopening goal “may not happen because there may be mitigating circumstances,” including new strains of COVID-19.
Conservative PAC draws charges of racism in Missouri
Read full article: Conservative PAC draws charges of racism in MissouriMike Parson speaks during a news conference in St. Louis. Parson, a former sheriff running for reelection on a law-and-order platform against Nicole Galloway, Missouri's state auditor. Nicole Galloway, Missouri’s state auditor, is trying to unseat Republican Gov. Aldridge represents a St. Louis district in the Missouri House. A Star editorial on Wednesday accused Uniting Missouri of “using an ugly tactic in their campaign” against Galloway.
Data: Congress created virus aid, then reaped the benefits
Read full article: Data: Congress created virus aid, then reaped the benefitsAt least 10 lawmakers and three congressional caucuses have ties to organizations that received federal coronavirus aid, according to government data released this week. Four car dealerships owned by Kelly received $600,000 to $1.4 million. Mike Kelly Automotive Group, Mike Kelly Automotive LP and Mike Kelly Hyundai and Kelly Chevrolet-Cadillac, all near Pittsburgh, received the money. Buchanan, whose net worth is estimated at $74 million, received three loans for car dealerships totaling $2.7 million to $7 million. Two wineries tied to Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., and an Iowa farm run by his family received loans worth at least $2 million.
Data: Congress created virus aid, then reaped the benefits
Read full article: Data: Congress created virus aid, then reaped the benefitsAt least 10 lawmakers and three congressional caucuses have ties to organizations that received federal coronavirus aid, according to government data released this week. We think it certainly should be illegal" for members of Congress to benefit from a program they created, he said. Car dealerships owned by Kelly received from $450,000 to just over $1 million. At least five car dealerships owned by the husband of Rep. Carol Miller, R-W.Va., also received loans, each ranging from $350,000 to $1 million, the data show. Herns Tulsa-based KTAK Corp., a management company for several McDonalds restaurants, received $1 million to $2 million.