Takeaways: Abortion backlash in Kansas, Greitens' collapse
In 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.
All eyes on ex-Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens in Senate primary
Election 2022 Senate Missouri Former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens applies an "I Voted" sticker after casting his ballot in Missouri's primary election Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022, in Innsbrook, Mo. Greitens is running as a Republican for the U.S. Senate being vacated Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., who is not seeking re-election. Eric Greitens hopes to complete a stunning political comeback on Tuesday as voters narrow the field for a pivotal spot in the U.S. Senate. She cited one instance where Eric Greitens allegedly slapped their then-3-year-old son's face and yanked him by the hair.
wftv.comMissouri GOP contenders distance themselves from McConnell
Kunce brings a Marine swagger and a grassroots populism that appeals to some, particularly in outstate Missouri. — (AP) — As the U.S. Senate primary campaign nears its end in Missouri, all three leading Republican candidates are making it clear that if elected, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell won't have their support. Greitens, who resigned amid scandal in 2018, has said throughout the campaign that he wants McConnell ousted. Schmitt, speaking Wednesday in Columbia, said McConnell hasn't endorsed him, “and I don’t endorse him for leadership," KOMU-TV reported. “I'm not going to support him,” Hartzler told The Associated Press during a campaign stop Thursday in Pevely.
wftv.comMissouri GOP contenders distance themselves from McConnell
As the U.S. Senate primary campaign nears its end in Missouri, all three leading Republican candidates are making it clear that if elected, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell won't have their support. Twenty-one Republicans are on the ballot Tuesday, with former Gov. Eric Greitens, Attorney General Eric Schmitt and U.S. Rep. Vicky Hartzler believed to be the leading contenders. The Missouri candidates are among conservative Senate hopefuls who have fallen in line behind former President Donald Trump, who has attacked McConnell and advocated for new Senate leadership if Republicans win back the chamber in November.
news.yahoo.comFinal days of Missouri Senate primaries feature controversial debutante ball, tight GOP race
EXCLUSIVE Missouri Senate seat candidate once crowned queen of controversial ball EXCLUSIVE December 1977 - St. Louis, Missouri USA: Veiled Prophet Queen Gertrude "Trudy" Marie Busch leaves her throne with the Veiled Prophet during the December, 1977 Veiled Prophet debutante ball in St. Louis. Busch Valentine entered the race in late March, focusing on her work as a nurse, her family's history and the importance of uniting Missourians. The Busch Valentine campaign responded this week with an ad of its own that features a Black woman saying, "As a nurse, I've seen a lot but the attacks against Trudy Busch Valentine go too far." When asked for comment about the attacks, the Busch Valentine campaign referred Yahoo News to a statement given to the Intercept in March. “I believe in the importance of working together and healing divisions — and that starts with acknowledging my own past shortcomings,” Busch Valentine said.
wftv.comGreitens RINO video spurred threats to family, lawyer says
The 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.
1/6 panel lawyer urged to run for Missouri US Senate seat
Former 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.
Twitter suspends US Senate candidate for hateful conduct
A U.S. Senate candidate for Missouri says she has no plans to delete a transphobic tweet that violated Twitter's rules against hateful conduct, even after the social media platform said she won’t be able to tweet, retweet, follow or like posts until she does. Twitter suspended Vicky Hartzler ’s personal account on Monday. Hartzler's tweet, posted in mid-February, said: "Women’s sports are for women, not men pretending to be women,” and included her TV ad targeting transgender people in sports and particularly University of Pennsylvania swimmer Lia Thomas.
news.yahoo.comIn trans people, GOP candidates find latest 'wedge issue'
It’s a classic strategy of finding a “wedge issue” that motivates a political base, political observers say. Josie and her mother could not be located for comment on being featured years later in a political attack ad. It’s un-American.”Republicans aren't the only party that uses wedge issues — Democrats often cast the wealthy in a negative light for political gain. In Texas, Abbott’s letter came just a week before the state’s Republican primary, the nation’s first for the 2022 cycle. The family has already been on edge for years over efforts to prevent transgender children from using public bathrooms that match their identity, she said.
wftv.comBoeing Restarts Donations to Members of the So-Called ‘Sedition Caucus’
Photo Illustration by The Daily Beast/GettyAfter briefly swearing off political donations in the wake of the Capitol riot, Boeing is now throwing cash at officials who fought to overturn the results of the 2020 election.In a recent filing with the Federal Election Commission, the defense contractor’s political action committee reported major contributions to three Republican members of Congress who voted to challenge the results of the Electoral College: Rep. Steve Scalise; Rep. Vicky Hartzler;
news.yahoo.comIs one day a week enough? Biden's school goal draws blowback
And 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
Mike 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
At 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
At 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.