By ERIC TUCKER and CHAD DAY , Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department’s internal watchdog is expected to criticize the FBI’s handling of the Hillary Clinton email investigation, stepping into a political minefield while examining how a determinedly nonpartisan law enforcement agency came to be entangled in the 2016 presidential race. The inspector…
By LAURIE KELLMAN and EMILY SWANSON , Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In some ways, President Donald Trump has brought Tammy Kennedy and her daughter, Sue Ann, together on politics. They don’t agree on every issue— Tammy supports abortion rights, for example, while Sue Ann opposes them. Even so, the two agree on most issues…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson says it’s “time for a fresh start” following the divisions and “political turmoil” that arose over investigations into former Gov. Eric Greitens. The new Republican governor spoke Monday to a joint assembly of the House and Senate for the first time since taking over for Greitens.…
Jefferson City, MO (KTRS) The Missouri House committee that had been investigating former Gov. Eric Greitens has dropped an attempt to get records related to a nonprofit group that supported him. A Cole County judge had scheduled a hearing Thursday on whether to still enforce a House subpoena for records from Greitens’ campaign and a…
By SUMMER BALLENTINE , Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — While Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens’ resignation dealt a blow to his political prospects, his departure could breathe new life into U.S. Senate candidate Josh Hawley’s campaign. Greitens’ troubles posed challenges on multiple fronts for Hawley, as Democrats tried to tie him to the embattled…
By BLAKE NELSON , Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Minutes after Mike Parson was sworn in as Missouri’s new governor, he said he believed he might have the power to appoint someone to the position he vacated. “I do believe that there is some validity in appointing a lieutenant governor of the state…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens has signed 77 measures into law, just hours before his resignation, including one creating a specific crime related to the allegations he faces. Greitens signed a bill Friday creating a felony of threatening the nonconsensual dissemination of a private sexual image by attempting to coerce another person…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Republican Lt. Gov. Mike Parson will become Missouri’s 57th governor when Eric Greitens’ resignation becomes official Friday. Parson is planning a private ceremony, citing time constraints. He said he’ll plan a public event later. Greitens, a Republican, announced his resignation Tuesday in the midst of a special session called by…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri House is pressing ahead with a demand for documents about a nonprofit group that supports Gov. Eric Greitens’ agenda. Greitens has said he will resign at 5 p.m. Friday. That created some uncertainty about whether his campaign committee and a pro-Greitens group called A New Missouri still must…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Republican leaders in the Missouri House say GOP Gov. Eric Greitens has “put the best interest” of the state’s residents first in deciding to resign. House Speaker Todd Richardson, Speaker Pro Tem Elijah Haahr, and Majority Leader Rob Vescovo issued a joint statement Tuesday, moments after Greitens announced he was…