Eric Greitens

Even as the Missouri Republican Party itself keeps quiet about the domestic violence allegations against U.S. Senate candidate Eric Greitens, a handful of women with prominent roles within the party started calling on him to drop his campaign.

William Tisaby faced seven felony counts in relation to his conduct in the 2018 investigation of Gov. Eric Greitens, including allegations that Tisaby lied during a deposition. He was sentenced to a year of probation following his plea Wednesday.

Former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens is facing calls to abandon his U.S. Senate campaign after his ex-wife accused him of physical violence against her and their children, and threatening her if she did anything "that might damage his political career."

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.

When Missouri Republican Roy Blunt announced that he would retire from the U.S. Senate, it set off a massive battle to claim his seat. Some of the state’s most prominent Republicans are going after the nomination, and one another.

On the Democratic side, Marine veteran Lucas Kunce, former state Sen. Scott Sifton and businessman Spencer Toder filed for the Senate seat of the retiring Roy Blunt on Tuesday.

Danforth, who left the Senate in 1994 after three terms, enlisted a polling firm and an emerging political group, the Serve America Movement, to gauge whether Missouri is ready for an alternative in November.

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

The former governor, who's currently running for U.S. Senate, is a named defendant in a lawsuit stemming from the early months of his administration.

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.

Former Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon put the rumors to bed on Thursday, announcing in a tweet that he will not run for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate next year.

Until now, many state agencies have charged for "attorney review time" to determine whether requested records contain privileged information or information otherwise exempt from disclosure.