Trump’s legal team to present defense as impeachment trial continues
Donald Trump’s defense team is set to present its arguments on Friday as his impeachment trial continues.
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Kansas City FBI agents arrest three linked to US Capitol attack
FBI agents say three people who lived near the Kansas City metro area were arrested Thursday morning in connection with the Jan. 6 attack on the US Capitol.
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St. Louis Rep. Bush speaks out against Rep. Taylor Greene
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KMIZ) U.S. Rep Cori Bush (D-Mo) took to the congressional floor Thursday to speak out against Rep. Marjorie Taylor Green (R-GA) when the House of Representatives discussed removing Green from the House Education and Labor Committee and the House Budget Committee Bush said on the House floor, “I cannot sit idly by and
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Lake St. Louis man faces federal charges tied to Capitol breach
O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — A St. Louis-area man is now the third Missourian facing federal charges in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol. Paul S. Westover of Lake St. Louis made his initial court appearance Thursday on a felony count of impeding law enforcement officers. He’s also charged with three misdemeanors accusing him
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Jeff Bezos is stepping down as Amazon CEO
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos will step down from his role as chief executive later this year and transition to the role of executive chair, the company said Tuesday.
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Trump’s last-minute pardons include Bannon, Lil Wayne and scores of others
President Donald Trump issued a raft of 11th-hour pardons and commutations early Wednesday that included his onetime political strategist, a former top fundraiser and two well-known rappers but not himself or his family. The batch of 73 pardons and 70 commutations issued in the final hours of his presidency was expected, and is in keeping
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Biden outlines plan to administer Covid-19 vaccines to Americans
President-elect Joe Biden said Friday that administering 100 million shots in his first 100 days is only the beginning of his coronavirus plan.
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Impeachment trial for President Trump can happen even after he leaves office
A Majority of the House of Representatives have now voted to impeach President Donald Trump for a second time, just days before he is set to leave office.
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House to vote Wednesday to impeach Trump for second time after Capitol riot
The House is poised to make Donald Trump the first President in United States history to be impeached for a second time on Wednesday with a swift and bipartisan vote to condemn Trump’s role inciting the riots at the US Capitol.
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Federal government executes first woman in nearly 70 years for Missouri murder
Lisa Montgomery, 52, was executed by lethal injection at the Federal Correctional Complex in Terre Haute, Indiana, and pronounced dead at 1:31 a.m. Wednesday.
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US to require all arriving passengers to get COVID-19 test
Anyone flying to the U.S. will soon need to show proof of a negative test for COVID-19.
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Congressional joint session starts; Mid-Missouri House members to oppose Electoral College vote
US Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-Jefferson City) has said he is joining other GOP legislators to oppose the Electoral College count.
Continue ReadingWarnock wins Georgia runoff, CNN projects, as control of Senate comes down to Perdue-Ossoff race
Control of the US Senate now comes down to Republican David Perdue, who is trailing in his fight to keep his seat against Democrat Jon Ossoff.
Continue Reading Authorities on high alert as pro-Trump supporters flood DC to protest election
Hundreds of law enforcement officers have mobilized across Washington as thousands of supporters who refuse to accept President Donald Trump’s election loss have flocked to the nation’s capital to protest when Congress gathers Wednesday afternoon to put the final stamp on President-elect Joe Biden’s victory. As part of their preparations, police posted signs around the
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Pence faces pressure from Trump to thwart Electoral College vote
Vice President Mike Pence’s four years of faithful service to his boss, President Donald Trump, will culminate this week in a ceremonial act he’s under increasing pressure to thwart.
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AP sources: Trump signs funding measure, averts shutdown
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump has signed a $900 billion pandemic relief package that will deliver long-sought cash to businesses and individuals. Two people familiar with the president’s action tell The Associated Press that the president has signed the measure. The massive bill includes $1.4 trillion to fund government agencies through
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Anthony Quinn Warner identified as Nashville bomber
[Breaking news update, posted at 5:15 p.m. ET] Anthony Quinn Warner has been identified as the Nashville bomber, said Don Cochran, US attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee, during a Sunday evening news conference. “We’ve come to the conclusion that an individual named Anthony Warner is the bomber. He was present when the bomb went off and
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Man charged after 3 killed in shooting at Illinois bowling alley
A man has been charged with murder after three people were killed and three wounded in a shooting Saturday at a bowling alley in Rockford, Illinois, authorities said Sunday. Police received calls about a shooting with multiple victims at Don Carter Lanes around 6:55 p.m., Rockford Police Chief Daniel O’Shea said at a news briefing
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Pfizer to supply US with additional 100M vaccines doses
Pfizer and BioNTech will supply the U.S. with an additional 100 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine under a new agreement.
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Biden receives his first dose of coronavirus vaccine
President-elect Joe Biden will receive his first dose of the coronavirus vaccine on live television as part of a growing effort to convince the American public the inoculations are safe.
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