VICKY HARTZLER

Missouri Republican Rep. Vicky Hartzler went viral for her teary (and unsuccessful) plea to stop the Respect for Marriage Act. Her gay nephew wants a word.View Entire Post ›

"I hope and pray that my colleagues will find the courage to join me in opposing this misguided and this dangerous bill," Hartzler said through tears.

The legislation passage to protect same-sex and interracial marriages is a monumental step in a decadeslong battle for nationwide recognition.

Republican leaders got their wish with the defeat of former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens in the U.S. Senate primary.

Schmitt had more votes than U.S. Rep. Vicky Hartzler and Greitens combined, turning what was expected to be a tight race into a blowout.

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.

Trump was right where he liked to be — at the center of the action with the attention of the entire political universe, though this time it was not at all to clear that he held a winning position.

Missouri Republicans picked Attorney General Eric Schmitt to advance in the state's unpredictable U.S. Senate race, a move that seems likely to keep the seat out of reach for Democrats.

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.

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt has defeated scandal-scarred former Gov. Eric Greitens and 19 others in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate.

The former president’s unusual endorsement added more uncertainty to an already tumultuous race

Primary elections are being held in six states on Tuesday.

Aspiring Republican candidates are jumping at two open Missouri U.S. congressional seats.

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.

As 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.

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.

“Fox & Friends” went above & beyond to comfort Donald Trump after a new CNN poll spelled bad news for the ex-president.

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.

Eric Greitens resigned as Missouri governor in 2018 amid criminal charges and legislative investigations.

An attorney who held key roles in the George W.

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.

An 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.

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.

The investigator who played a key role in former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens’ resignation in 2018 has pleaded guilty to evidence tampering.

For 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.

Twitter suspended Vicky Hartzler's personal account for a transphobic tweet.

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.

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.

Political observers say Republican candidates are using transgender people as a classic “wedge issue” as 2022 campaigns heat up.

A 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.

Steve Walsh, who had been a spokesman for Missouri Rep. Vicky Hartzler, died Thursday morning. His death was announced by his wife, state Rep. Sara Walsh, who is running for Congress.

Walsh joins a crowded primary to replace Rep. Vicky Hartzler.

Top 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.

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;

Republican Ed Emery announced his plan to run in a Facebook post

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.

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.

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.

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.