Roy Blunt

The Salem Republican expects to put his stamp on taxation and trade policy as head of the powerful House committee.

The Republican senator from Missouri is leaving public life after serving close to five decades in public office or academia.

The Senate has approved a bill to codify federal protections for same-sex and interracial marriages by a 61-36 vote. Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley and Kansas Sens. Roger Marshall and Jerry Moran voted against the bill. It now heads back to the House where it is expected to be passed quickly.

Parson made his comments on the session after the Governor’s Ham Breakfast at the Missouri State Fair on Thursday. Politicians and candidates across the state attended the event, including the Democratic and Republican candidates for Missouri’s open U.S. Senate seat.

Federal officials are responding to Tuesday’s mass shooting at an elementary school in Texas, the second-deadliest school shooting in U.S. history. Many Democrats have called for more restrictions on gun access. While Republican lawmakers have condemned the shooting, critics have quick to point out the tight relationships these lawmakers have held with the NRA.

A former Missouri secretary of state is the head of an agency that oversees federal buildings and big-ticket federal contracts.

U.S. Rep. Cori Bush, D-St. Louis County, is hoping that GOP members of Congress who aided the Capitol insurrection are held accountable.

The Republican senator's decision set off an electoral domino effect that included opening up two GOP congressional seats.

Bush was one of six Democrats who voted against the federal infrastructure legislation, which President Joe Biden is expected to sign.

Republicans still maintain a huge cash-on-hand advantage in the race to replace retiring U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt