WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell is criticizing the Republican National Committee for censuring two House GOP lawmakers investigating the “violent insurrection” on Jan. 6, 2021, saying it’s not the party’s job to decide whom to support. As former President Donald Trump has downplayed the attack, the RNC last week took a voice…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri House has given initial approval to a congressional redistricting plan that keeps the state’s political balance in Washington largely intact. The map endorsed Tuesday by an 84-60 vote adjusts the boundaries of districts to account for population changes in the 2020 census. It’s projected to continue the state’s…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Suburban St. Louis-area Republican Rep. Justin Hill says he’s resigning from the Missouri House. Hill on Monday announced his last day will be Wednesday, the first day of the 2022 session. Hill says he’s leaving to work as a consultant in Florida. Hill skipped his own inauguration last year to…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A 21-year-old eastern Missouri woman who was seen inside the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 riot made her initial court appearance. Emily Hernandez, of Sullivan, was released after the virtual hearing Tuesday. She was ordered to remain in the eastern district of Missouri. Her next court appearance will be in…
Trey Radel is a former GOP Congressman and joined John Carney to talk about the behind the scenes operations of Washington DC and how our politics really work. Trey detailed this in his new book “Democrazy: A True Story of Weird Politics, Money, Madness, and Finger Food.”
Eliza Collins, reporter for USA Today, joined John Carney to talk about the busy weekend in DC this past weekend which the Presidential Inauguration on Friday and the Women’s March on Saturday.
WASHINGTON (AP) – Voters in the nation’s capital will decide next week whether they want their city to become the nation’s 51st state. The referendum backed by Democratic Mayor Muriel Bowser is expected to pass easily. But even staunch statehood supporters say they’re not sure of the path forward. The referendum doesn’t address the partisan…