Roy Blunt

Federal officials are responding to Tuesday’s mass shooting at an elementary school in Texas, the second-deadliest school shooting in U.S. history. Many Democrats have called for more restrictions on gun access. While Republican lawmakers have condemned the shooting, critics were quick to point out the tight relationships these lawmakers have held with the NRA.

Many worry that Greitens could present enormous problems for Missouri Republicans — even if he manages to win the U.S. Senate race later this year.

Officials for decades have been talking about building a deck to heal the “Kansas City cut." Now, Mayor Quinton Lucas says, that’s finally going to happen.

Former Missouri Gov. and current U.S. Senate candidate Eric Greitens is accused by his ex-wife of physical violence against her and their children, and threatening her if she did anything "that might damage his political career." The allegations were made in a sworn affidavit filed Monday in the couple's divorce case.

‘If we give up a Republican seat in Missouri,’ Hawley said, “it’s going to be hard to retake the Senate.’

U.S. Rep. Cori Bush, D-St. Louis County, is hoping that GOP members of Congress who aided the Capitol insurrection are held accountable.

The Republican senator's decision set off an electoral domino effect that included opening up two GOP congressional seats.

Missourians will elect a new senator in November 2022. Current Missouri U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt announced in March that he will not run for re-election after a 10 year career. So far more than a dozen candidates have announced bids for Blunt’s seat.

State Sen. Dave Schatz, R-Sullivan, is the sixth major candidate to enter the GOP contest to replace U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt.

Blunt was the sole Missouri Republican to vote for the infrastructure bill, but has objections to other ideas Biden is proposing.

Speaking with reporters in St. Louis on Friday, the Missouri senator also reacted to news that Merck's COVID-19 pill is highly effective at reducing the severity of the virus in high-risk patients.

The Springfield Republican is trying to parlay his longtime support of former President Donald Trump into a bid for the U.S. Senate.