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COVID fear grows in Capitol as lawmakers test positive
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COVID fear grows in Capitol as lawmakers test positive
The Associated Press2 weeks ago0

WASHINGTON (AP) — Within a span of about 24 hours, three House Democrats have announced they tested positive for COVID-19, prompting concern that last week’s insurrection at the Capitol has…

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Board of Aldermen condemns Hawley, other perpetrators, in riot at Capitol
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Board of Aldermen condemns Hawley, other perpetrators, in riot at Capitol
Jim Merkel3 weeks ago0

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…

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St. Louis' failure means red Missouri
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St. Louis' failure means red Missouri
Charles Jaco3 weeks ago0

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…

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Danforth among GOP figures rejecting Trump's bid to undo defeat
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Danforth among GOP figures rejecting Trump's bid to undo defeat
The Associated Press3 weeks ago0

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…

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Biden on cusp of presidency after gains in Pennsylvania, Georgia
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Biden on cusp of presidency after gains in Pennsylvania, Georgia
The Associated Press3 months ago0

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Joe Biden was on the cusp of winning the presidency on Friday as he opened up narrow leads over President Donald Trump in the critical battlegrounds…

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State leaders facing second wave resist steps to curb virus
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State leaders facing second wave resist steps to curb virus
The Associated Press3 months ago0

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Even as a new surge of coronavirus infections sweeps the U.S., officials in many hard-hit states are resisting taking stronger action to slow the spread,…

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Barrett confirmed as Supreme Court justice in partisan vote
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Barrett confirmed as Supreme Court justice in partisan vote
The Associated Press3 months ago0

WASHINGTON (AP) — Amy Coney Barrett was confirmed to the Supreme Court late Monday by a deeply divided Senate, Republicans overpowering Democrats to install President Donald Trump’s nominee days before the election…

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They wanted disruption in 2016; now they're Trump defectors
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They wanted disruption in 2016; now they're Trump defectors
The Associated Press4 months ago0

Shawna Jensen’s moment of reckoning came in March, as she sat in her suburban Fort Worth, Texas, living room next to her fireplace. Her laptop was open to a Zoom…

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White House, GOP at odds over jobless aid
Coronavirus News Politics The SouthSider
White House, GOP at odds over jobless aid
The Associated Press6 months ago0

WASHINGTON (AP) — Negotiations over a new COVID-19 rescue bill were in flux Friday after the White House floated cutting an unemployment benefits boost to as little as $100 and President Donald…

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Trump stokes racial rancor to motivate voters
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Trump stokes racial rancor to motivate voters
The Associated Press7 months ago0

NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump is wielding America’s racial tension as a re-election weapon, fiercely denouncing the racial justice movement on a near-daily basis with language stoking white…

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Jaco: The totalitarianism of Missouri anti-abortion laws
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Jaco: The totalitarianism of Missouri anti-abortion laws
Charles Jaco2 years ago0

Like all totalitarian movements, the anti-abortion jihad that wants to force women to give birth and has left the Planned Parenthood facility on Forest Park Avenue as the only abortion…

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