Senators on both sides of the aisle debated the proposed GOP backed tax-reform plan Nov. 30, 2017. Republicans were able to bring the legislation to a vote using Senate rules that allowed them to approve it with a simple majority.
Al Watkins, the St. Louis attorney who represents the ex-husband of Gov. Eric Greitens’ alleged victim, confirmed he received $100,000 from an anonymous source in January.
Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens is under investigation by the attorney general's office over his use of a list of donors belonging to a veterans charity to benefit his 2016 campaign.
Jim McGrath, a spokesman for the Bush family, said Sunday that Former first lady Barbara Bush is in “failing health” and won’t seek additional medical treatment. He said she will instead focus on comfort care.
Kansas Rep. Mike Pompeo was sworn in as CIA director, just an hour after the Senate confirmed him. Vice President Mike Pence administered the oath of office.
President Donald Trump announced on Friday night that he has ordered strikes on the Syrian regime in response to a chemical weapons attach that occurred last week.
White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders fielded a question about a letter from Missouri GOP senators to President Trump asking him to urge Gov. Greitens to resign following a legislative report outlining allegations against the governor.
Some Republicans are worried the controversy swirling around Gov. Eric Greitens could be dangerous for legislative races. Some voters in Clay County, however, aren't sure it would sway their opinion in an upcoming special election.
Members of a special House committee convened to look into the allegations of blackmail by Gov. Eric Greitens while involved in a sexual affair spoke to members of the media on April 11, 2018.
Republican Sen. Rob Schaaf of St. Joseph has drafted a letter to President Trump asking him to intervene and demand that Gov. Eric Greitens stand down.
