JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill is slated to meet with President Donald Trump’s U.S. Supreme Court nominee. The Democrat will meet with Judge Brett Kavanaugh on Tuesday. She faces a tough battle for re-election this year in a state Trump won by 19 points. McCaskill has said she wants to know…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill says she supports measures on Missouri’s November ballot to increase the state’s minimum wage and hike the gas tax. McCaskill recently told reporters that she also supports medical marijuana. She said she “couldn’t be more enthusiastic” about another proposal that would change redistricting and limit lobbyist…
By SUMMER BALLENTINE , Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill’s hopes of winning a third term in Republican-dominated Missouri could depend both on convincing voters she’s sufficiently moderate and how voters feel about President Donald Trump, who is backing her presumptive Republican challenger. It’s not an easy task considering Trump…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Democratic U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill is calling for an end to the trade war and relief for Missouri businesses that have been impacted. McCaskill on Tuesday sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross outlining how tariffs and retaliatory tariffs hurt manufacturers and farmers in the state. McCaskill…
By STEVE PEOPLES , Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A Missouri Republican is warning voters that “our way of life is at risk” in a new television ad that seizes on the Supreme Court vacancy to mobilize voters against Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill. The ad campaign, among the first of its kind in the…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) The North Korean Summit between President Trump and Kim Jong Un is scheduled for 8 o’clock Monday evening (local time.) Opinions vary as to what the outcome of tonight’s meeting will be. On one side, C.V.I.D. – or Complete Verifiable Irreversible Denuclearization. On the other extreme – a mere photo op…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Democratic U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill on Friday said she doesn’t take seriously a longshot Republican candidate for her seat who is facing criticism for his comments about women. McCaskill said after a campaign event at the University of Missouri in Columbia that she feels sorry for Courtland Sykes if he really…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A former worker for the marketplace under President Barack Obama’s health care law says she’ll challenge Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill for the Democratic U.S. Senate nomination. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported Wednesday that Democrat Angelica Earl plans to create a campaign committee for the race soon. McCaskill first took office…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley is taking a first step toward entering the race for U.S. Senate. Hawley spokesman Scott Paradise on Wednesday confirmed the Republican will launch an exploratory committee this week for a possible challenge to Democratic U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill. Big-name Missouri Republicans and donors coalesced around…
WASHINGTON (AP) – Two senators are urging Congress to block companies from cornering the market on old, off-patent drugs and hiking their prices many times over. Republican Susan Collins of Maine and Democrat Claire McCaskill of Missouri on Wednesday released findings from a year-long investigation into companies including Turing Pharmaceuticals, which generated national outrage after…