Roy Blunt
Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., arrives for a meeting at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, June 23, 2021. Congressional negotiators and the White House appear open to striking a roughly $1 trillion deal on infrastructure, but they are struggling with the hard part — deciding who will pay for it.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
One building, two worlds: Bridging stubborn gap in Congress

By Steven Sloan Jun. 23, 2021 04:30 PM EDT

Editorial Roundup: Kansas

By The Associated Press May. 25, 2021 07:00 AM EDT
Kansas City Star. May 24, 2021. Editorial: Derek Schmidt and Eric Schmitt want to cancel ‘critical race theory,’ aka ‘history’ ...

Editorial Roundup: U.S.

By The Associated Press May. 19, 2021 01:25 PM EDT
Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: May 19 The Boston Globe on U.S. aid to Israel should...

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., speaks at a Senate Rules Committee markup to argue against the "For the People Act," which would expand access to voting and other voting reforms, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, May 11, 2021. The bill was already passed by Democrats in the House. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Democrats press for broader voter access as GOP resists

By Brian Slodysko And Christina A. Cassidy May. 12, 2021 12:12 AM EDT

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., listens during a markup of the "For the People Act of 2021" in the Senate Rules Committee, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, May 11, 2021. The bill, which would expand access to voting and other voting reforms, was already passed by Democrats in the House. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Democrats press for broader voter access as GOP resists

By Brian Slodysko And Christina A. Cassidy May. 11, 2021 06:27 PM EDT

FILE - In this June 23, 2020, file photo, St. Louis County Executive Sam Page speaks during a news conference in Town and Country, Mo. Republican Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt filed a lawsuit on Tuesday, May 11, 2021, over St. Louis County's COVID-19 restrictions. The lawsuit says the county's restrictions are too severe and asks the court to end them. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)
Schmitt lawsuit challenges St. Louis Co. COVID restrictions

By Jim Salter May. 11, 2021 12:43 PM EDT

President Joe Biden speaks during a rally at Infinite Energy Center, to mark his 100th day in office, Thursday, April 29, 2021, in Duluth, Ga. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Biden sells economic plan in GA, calls for rich to pay more

By Zeke Miller And Aamer Madhani Apr. 29, 2021 12:57 AM EDT

FILE - This April 2, 2021, file photo shows bridges spanning the Allegheny River in downtown Pittsburgh. Republicans in Congress are making the politically brazen bet that it’s more advantageous to oppose President Joe Biden’s ambitious rebuild America agenda than to lend support for the costly $2.3 trillion undertaking for roads, bridges and other infrastructure investments. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)
Biden's big infrastructure plan hits McConnell-GOP blockade

By Lisa Mascaro Apr. 05, 2021 12:07 AM EDT

National Guard troops stand guard after a car that crashed into a barrier on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, April 2, 2021. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Deadly breach could delay decisions about Capitol fencing

By Mary Clare Jalonick Apr. 03, 2021 01:25 AM EDT

FILE - In this May 29, 2018, file photo, then-Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens announces his resignation during a news conference in Jefferson City. Greitens, the former Navy SEAL officer who rose quickly to become Missouri governor before scandal forced him out of office just a year and a half into his tenure, is making a political comeback with a bid for the Senate seat being vacated by fellow Republican Roy Blunt. (Julie Smith/The Jefferson City News-Tribune via AP, File)
Ex-Missouri Gov. Greitens announces 2022 US Senate bid

By Jim Salter Mar. 22, 2021 08:03 PM EDT

In this April 27, 2020 image from video provided by KRCG-TV, former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens delivers masks to first responders in Columbia, Mo. Greitens passed out masks across the state in the early days of the coronavirus pandemic last spring. (KRCG-TV via The AP)
Is Blunt's exit an opening for ex-Gov. Greitens to return?

By Jim Salter Mar. 09, 2021 04:56 PM EST

U.S. Senate seats up for election in 2022. (AP Graphic)
GOP Sen. Roy Blunt of Missouri won't seek reelection in 2022

By Summer Ballentine And Jim Salter Mar. 08, 2021 05:07 PM EST

Editorial Roundup: Missouri

By The Associated Press Feb. 16, 2021 10:00 AM EST
St. Louis Post-Dispatch. February 13, 2021. Editorial: Parson once again points the finger of blame elsewhere for his own failings ...

President Joe Biden speaks about the economy in the State Dinning Room of the White House, Friday, Feb. 5, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Biden treads carefully around Trump's combative trade policy

By Paul Wiseman Feb. 09, 2021 12:45 PM EST

President Joe Biden speaks about the economy in the State Dinning Room of the White House, Friday, Feb. 5, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Biden treads carefully around Trump's combative trade policy

By Paul Wiseman Feb. 09, 2021 12:03 PM EST

Editorial Roundup: Missouri

By The Associated Press Feb. 09, 2021 10:00 AM EST
St. Louis Post-Dispatch. February 7, 2021. Editorial: To get kids back in class, teachers need to move to front of vaccine line ...

Editorial Roundup: Missouri

By The Associated Press Feb. 02, 2021 10:01 AM EST
Kansas City Star. January 29, 2021. Editorial: COVID ravages Missouri and Parson’s No. 1 priority is business liability protection? ...

Commerce secretary-nominee Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo testifies remotely during her nomination hearing before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021. (Jonathan Ernst/Pool via AP)
Biden's Commerce pick, Raimondo, voices tough line on China

By Kevin Freking And Mike Schneider Jan. 26, 2021 10:38 AM EST

Editorial Roundup: Missouri

By The Associated Press Jan. 26, 2021 10:00 AM EST
Kansas City Star. January 22, 2021. Editorial: Inaugural speech proved Missouri’s Roy Blunt loves his country. Josh Hawley should listen ...

President-elect Joe Biden speaks during an event at The Queen theater in Wilmington, Del., Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021, to announce key nominees for the Justice Department. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Capitol siege raises security worries for Biden inauguration

By Will Weissert Jan. 08, 2021 01:35 AM EST