Dems Dispute Post On Kavanaugh Background Checks

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats are disputing Republicans’ suggestion that there’s been no “whiff” of any inappropriate sexual behavior or alcohol abuse in Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s previous background checks. Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee tweeted that Kavanaugh’s six earlier background checks found no such issues. But Democrats in a letter Wednesday to…

Missouri GOP chairman steps down

(KTRS) – The man who led the Missouri Republican party since February 2015, is stepping down. Missouri GOP Chairman John Hancock announced today he is leaving the post. His decision comes after Republicans swept statewide races, but he told the Post-Dispatch that a large amount of credit for the wins goes to party executive director…