(AP) — U.S. Sen. Edward Markey has defeated challenger U.S. Rep. Joe Kennedy III in Tuesday’s Democratic Senate primary, setting the stage for another possible six-year term …
Read More »Trump to wade into racial tensions with visit to Kenosha
(AP) — Claiming the mantle of the “law and order” candidate, President Donald Trump is offering himself as the leader best positioned to keep Americans safe, a …
Read More »Judges redo voter summary of Missouri redistricting measure
(AP) — A Missouri appeals court has rewritten a voter summary of a Nov. 3 ballot measure to revamp the state’s unique redistricting model. Appeals court judges …
Read More »Trump lashes Biden, defies pandemic on White House stage
(AP) — President Donald Trump blasted Joe Biden as a hapless career politician who will endanger Americans’ safety as he accepted his party’s renomination on the South Lawn of …
Read More »Pence defends police at convention amid rising race tension
(AP) — Vice President Mike Pence forcefully defended law enforcement but made no mention of the Black Americans killed by police this year as he addressed Republican …
Read More »First lady makes her case for Trump vote
(AP) — First lady Melania Trump portrayed her husband as an authentic, uncompromising leader in a Rose Garden address as President Donald Trump turned to family, farmers …
Read More »St. Louis couple, in RNC speech, defend show of weapons
(AP) — A white St. Louis couple criminally charged for waving guns during a Black Lives Matter protest outside their home made the case in their opening …
Read More »Missouri governor candidates split on requiring masks
(AP) — Democrat Nicole Galloway says she’ll require face masks statewide if elected Missouri governor. That’s part of a plan she released Monday to handle the coronavirus …
Read More »McCloskeys to speak during RNC on Monday
The St. Louis couple that got national attention after pointing guns from their home at protesters will speak during the Republican National Convention on Monday night. Mark …
Read More »Biden vows to defeat Trump, end US ‘season of darkness’
(AP) — Joe Biden accepted the Democratic presidential nomination with a vow to be a unifying “ally of the light” who would move an America in crisis past the …
Read More »(AUDIO) Local Democratic delegate Ted Farnen on virtual convention
Democrats are holding their national convention virtually this week. Wake Up Columbia spoke with Boone County delegate Ted Farnen:
Read More »Harris accepts historic VP nomination
(AP) — Former President Barack Obama warned that American democracy could falter if President Donald Trump is reelected, a stunning rebuke of his successor that was echoed by Kamala Harris at …
Read More »Democrats formally nominate Biden for president
(AP) — Democrats formally nominated Joe Biden as their presidential candidate, with party elders, a new generation of politicians and voters in every state joining in an extraordinary, pandemic-cramped virtual …
Read More »Kendrick calls for mail-in ballot protections amid USPS changes
State Rep. Kip Kendrick says he’s alarmed by big changes at the postal service. The Columbia Democrat sent a letter to Gov. Parson asking that all ballots …
Read More »Dems put divides aside, rally behind Biden at convention
(AP) — Michelle Obama delivered a passionate condemnation of President Donald Trump during the opening night of the Democratic National Convention, declaring him “in over his head” …
Read More »Missouri judge finds GOP redistricting measure misleading
(AP) — A Missouri judge has ruled that the state’s Republican-led Legislature illegally tried to mislead voters into repealing anti-gerrymandering reforms they adopted two years ago. Cole …
Read More »2020 Watch: Democrats begin their all-virtual convention
(AP) — The first national political convention of the coronavirus era has arrived. For four consecutive nights beginning on Monday, Democrats from across the country will gather …
Read More »Trump gives credence to false Harris conspiracy
(AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday gave credence to a false and racist conspiracy theory about Kamala Harris’ eligibility to be vice president, fueling an online …
Read More »Trump and Biden trade barbs over coronavirus response, masks
(AP) — The debate over masks has moved to the presidential race. President Donald Trump is attacking Joe Biden for calling on governors to mandate all Americans …
Read More »Trump admits he’s blocking postal cash to stop mail-in votes
(AP) — President Donald Trump is intensifying his efforts to block mail-in voting. He acknowledged on Thursday that he’s starving the U.S. Postal Service of funding in …
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