Flush with ambition and cash, a newcomer arrives like a bolt from the blue. Or, in Missouri’s case, red. He jumps a line of aspirational politicians, lands in a statewide…
Tag: Josh Hawley
Law and disorder, Schmitt style
Now that everyone knows that the English translation of “ISIS” is “MAGA,” and that the GOP has successfully transformed itself into the American Fascist Party, it’s easier to see why…
Protesters rally downtown, demand Hawley’s resignation
DOWNTOWN – A group of union members and others who came to a rally Tuesday isn’t about to forget Sen. Josh Hawley’s role in events last week in Washington. The…
More Missouri companies back away from Hawley
(AP) — Several more companies have suspended campaign contributions to Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., in the wake of last week’s attack at the U.S. Capitol, and a political action committee…
Protesters here push for Hawley to quit Senate
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Several hundred protesters gathered downtown on Saturday to call on Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., to resign over his continued rejection of Democrat Joe Biden’s election victory…
Hawley’s woes grow as another major backer abandons him
The list of Missouri supporters abandoning U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley grew Friday, when a prominent early backer accused him of “an act of reckless pandering” by raising objections as electoral…
Board of Aldermen condemns Hawley, other perpetrators, in riot at Capitol
A resolution unanimously approved by the St. Louis Board of Aldermen on Friday lashes out at Missouri Republican Sen. Josh Hawley “and those who incited and participated in the attempted…
'Great damage': Republicans recoil from Hawley
(AP) — A Republican colleague rebuked him on the Senate floor. A home-state newspaper editorial board declared he has “blood on his hands.” But for Josh Hawley, the Missouri senator…
Parson defends Trump over D.C. riot
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson expressed dismay on Wednesday at news that a pro-Trump mob stormed the U.S. Capitol to derail the certification of President-elect Joe Biden’s victory. But he said people should…
St. Louis' failure means red Missouri
I hesitate to call Sen. Josh Hawley a fascist only because I don’t think he believes in anything, including fascism, beyond his own ambition. Hawley is Donald Trump without the…
Wagner bucks Missouri GOP colleagues, won't fight Biden's win
U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner became on Monday the first Republican in the Missouri congressional delegation to say publicly that she will oppose attempts to object to the certification of President-elect…
Danforth among GOP figures rejecting Trump's bid to undo defeat
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Sen. John Danforth, a three-term U.S. senator from St. Louis, is among a growing number of current and former GOP officials rebuking the effort to upend…