WASHINGTON (AP) — As he was preparing to leave the White House in January 1989, President Ronald Reagan wanted to write a note to his successor, George H.W. Bush. He reached for a pad emblazoned with cartoon turkeys and the phrase “Don’t Let the Turkeys Get You Down.” And he scrawled: “Dear George, You’ll have…
NEW YORK (AP) — Sen. Josh Hawley has found a new publisher after his book was dropped by Simon & Schuster in the wake of the siege of the U.S. Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump. The conservative publisher Regnery announced Monday that Hawley’s “The Tyranny of Big Tech” will come out this spring.…
As Missourians celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., CareSTL Health will offer FREE COVID-19 testing to Missouri residents at its clinic at 2425 North Whittier Street in North St. Louis. CareSTL is offering the testing to coincide with many Missouri workers and students off for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Testing is reserved for…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal watchdogs have launched a sweeping review of how the FBI, the Pentagon and other agencies responded to the riot last week at the U.S. Capitol. The inquiries will include whether there were failures in information sharing and other preparations that left the historic symbol of democracy vulnerable to assault by a…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson is sending National Guard troops to Washington, D.C. to help with security leading up to the presidential inauguration. A spokeswoman for the governor didn’t specify how many troops Missouri is sending. Officials say the number of National Guard troops coming to Washington from across the country…
CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) — The head of a St. Louis County police diversity unit who was admonished for speaking to the media about a county dispatcher who used a racial slur over a police radio says he plans to resign the post. Lt. Keith Wildhaber complained to KSDK-TV on Sunday about the “systemic racism and…
(AP) — Missouri is opening up COVID-19 vaccines to public safety workers and more health care workers. Missouri on Thursday activated its next stage of the vaccine rollout. The latest phase includes police, firefighters and other law enforcement officials. It also includes administrators and other health care staffers who weren’t previously eligible to be vaccinated.…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial could begin at 1 p.m. on Inauguration Day. That would be just as Democrat Joe Biden takes the oath of office, which is typically held at a bit after 12 noon. It would be an extraordinary end to the defeated president’s tenure as his successor takes over…
(AP) — Several more companies have suspended campaign contributions to Sen. Josh Hawley in the wake of last week’s attack at the U.S. Capitol, and a political action committee of Republicans opposed to President Donald Trump is pressuring remaining Missouri donors to abandon the GOP senator. Cerner Corp., Ameren Corp., Edward Jones and the law…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is moving abruptly away from President Donald Trump. A Republican strategist says McConnell is telling people that he thinks Trump perpetrated impeachable offenses. McConnell also sees House Democrats’ drive to impeach Trump as an opportune moment to distance the GOP from the tumultuous, divisiveness outgoing president. McConnell’s…