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Blues general manager Doug Armstrong was confident that the re-signing of his coach, Craig Berube, was going to get done, so he wasn’t concerned about getting halfway through Berube’s final season without extending the contract of the only coach to win a Stanley Cup in St. Louis.

Increasing numbers of Republicans are joining Democrats in Congress condemning last week’s Republican National Committee statement defending the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection as “legitimate political discourse.” Exasperation and frustration are growing on both sides of the aisle over the lack of accountability for lawmakers who cheered on the insurrection. At…

At long last, top Republican senators have reached their breaking point over their party’s unflinching support of former President Donald Trump and inexplicable defense of the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection. This split is good for the nation because it means that sanity might finally be returning to the top ranks…

The rhinoceros is second only to elephants as the largest land mammal in the world. Rhinos are solitary animals but there are exceptions. They do form pairs, which can lead to forming larger groups. They can be calm, stubborn and curious. Rhinos interact with elephants regularly at watering holes but…

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Debate over Missouri’s next congressional map stretched into its third day on Wednesday, and hard-line GOP Sen. Bob Onder wondered whether GOP leaders were planning to cut off debate and force a vote.

Supreme Court justices adamantly declare they are above the grubby machinations of partisan politics. But that narrative is contradicted by events like last week’s speech by Justice Neil Gorsuch to a closed-door gathering of the conservative Federalist Society that also included such Republican luminaries as former Vice President Mike Pence…

In 2019, then-President Donald Trump tried to strong-arm Ukraine’s president by withholding military aid his country needed to ward off Russian aggression. The aid wouldn’t be forthcoming unless the Ukrainian helped gin up bad publicity against Trump’s reelection opponent, Joe Biden. Trump was deservedly impeached for that appalling betrayal of…

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Two differing visions for Missouri's next congressional map collided Monday when conservative hard-liners attempted to block a status quo-style plan that GOP leaders had brought up for debate.

Whenever the baseball lockout ends and that first glimpse of spring breaks through this wintry mix there will be flurries of activity as teams rush to outfit rosters, complete rotations, and add depth from the dozens of players still unsigned after nine weeks of the industry looking at its shadow.…

During the 1980 presidential campaign, when candidate Ronald Reagan vowed to put a woman on the Supreme Court for the first time, it was widely viewed as groundbreaking and courageous. Reagan later appointed Sandra Day O’Connor, who sailed through the Senate without a single “no” vote. Supporters included then-Sen. Joe…

Louisiana’s Democratic governor, John Bel Edwards, has a lot of explaining to do after evidence surfaced that he was complicit in perpetuating a lie about the 2019 police killing of detainee Ronald Greene. The Associated Press reports that Edwards was informed within hours after state troopers arrested Greene and reported…