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NewsJun 22, 2022Read →

Here Are 14 GOP Senators Being Called Out for Voting With Dems on Bipartisan Gun Bill

Republican senators are receiving backlash after they voted with Democrats on a gun deal. The 80-page bipartisan gun safety bill advanced in a procedural vote in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday, and it could be approved this…

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NewsOct 25, 2021Read →

GOP Senator Dodges When Asked If the 2020 Election Was an ‘Insurrection’

A Republican senator is refusing to explicitly reject former President Donald Trump’s claim that the 2020 presidential election was an “insurrection.” During an appearance on MSNBC’s “Meet The Press” on Sunday, Sen. Roy…

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NewsJun 6, 2021Read →

Roy Blunt Urges Trump To Focus on 2022 Elections Instead of 2020

Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) is encouraging former President Donald Trump to move on from the 2020 election and focus his energy on the upcoming midterm elections. During an appearance on NBC’s “Meet The Press” on Sunday…

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StoryMay 23, 2021Read →

Sen. Roy Blunt Claims It Is ‘Too Early’ To Create a Jan. 6 Commission

More than five months after the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) insists it is “too early” to create a commission to investigate the violence. During an interview on “Fox News Sunday,”…

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StoryMay 19, 2021Read →

St. Louis Lawyer Who Went Viral for Pointing Gun at BLM Protesters Announces Senate Bid

St. Louis lawyer Mark McCloskey says he is running for Senate in Missouri in the 2022 elections. In a tweet on Tuesday, McCloskey said, “An angry mob marched to destroy my home and kill my family, I took a stand to…

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StoryApr 21, 2021Read →

St. Louis Lawyer Who Went Viral for Pointing Gun at BLM Protesters Weighing Senate Run

Mark McCloskey, a lawyer in St. Louis, Missouri, who earned national attention after pictures went viral on social media showing him and his wife pointing guns at Black Lives Matter (BLM) protesters at their home, says…

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StoryMar 21, 2021Read →

GOP Senator Says He Is ‘More in Agreement’ With George W. Bush Than Ron Johnson on Capitol Riot

Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) says he agrees with former President George W. Bush ‘s assessment of the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol and argues that senators should not try to come up with an “alternative view” of…

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StoryMar 8, 2021Read →

Sen. Roy Blunt Will Not Seek Reelection in 2022

Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.), a member of GOP leadership, will not be seeking reelection in 2022. “After 14 General Election victories, three to county office, seven to the United States House of Representatives, and four…

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StoryFeb 12, 2021Read →

‘Embarrassment’: Missouri Paper Torches Blunt, Hawley Over Trump Trial

A Missouri newspaper is accusing Sens. Roy Blunt and Josh Hawley of bringing “additional embarrassment” to the state after supporting former President Donald Trump amid his impeachment trial. “The Senate impeachment…

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StoryJan 21, 2021Read →

GOP Senator Pans Biden’s COVID Relief Package: It Is a ‘Non-Starter’

President Joe Biden is pushing Congress to pass another massive COVID-19 relief package as the virus continues to ravage the country. Roughly a week before Biden was sworn in as president, he unveiled a $1.9 trillion…

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StoryDec 8, 2020Read →

Republicans on the Inaugural Committee Block a Resolution Acknowledging Biden as the President-Elect

Republicans on the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (JCCIC) have blocked a resolution that would have recognized President-elect Joe Biden as the winner of the election. The committee, comprised of…

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StoryMay 14, 2020Read →

GOP Chairman Rejects Idea of Postponing Election Day

Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.), the Republican chairman of the Senate Rules Committee, is rejecting the whispers about the possibility of November’s general election being postponed. The 1875 Election Law states that elections…

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NewsJan 14, 2020Read →

Republican Senators Say They Will Not Vote to Dismiss Charges Against Trump Ahead of Trial

Republican members of the U.S Senate, poised to begin an impeachment trial against President Donald Trump in the coming days, voiced opposition on Monday to any attempt to dismiss the charges against him without a…

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