Trump has quit caring about the midterms But the Democrats — and the rest of us — still hope to make them count Salon · Jul 24
Four vie for top GOP Foreign Affairs spot; McCaul seeks waiver - Roll Call Four Republicans, including the chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, hope to be the GOP leader on the panel next year. Roll Call · Jul 8, 2024
House remains without speaker as Jim Jordan falls short of votes in first ballot Twenty Republicans oppose hard-right congressman in first round of voting following historic ouster of Kevin McCarthy The Guardian - US · Oct 17, 2023
House Republicans Launch Assault On ESG Regulations Hearings focus on climate-related disclosures and proxy advisory services as GOP targets ESG investing Zenger · Jul 20, 2023
Financial Services Committee holds four hearings targeting ESG policies Economy and Society is Ballotpedia’s weekly review of the developments in corporate activism; corporate political engagement; and the Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) trends and events that characterize the growing intersection between business and politics. Ballotpedia · Jul 18, 2023
Editorial: The ghosts of 2007. Why learn from history when repeating it is so much fun? Back in 2017, when Congress and the Trump administration were pushing a bill to weaken hard-fought banking regulations, we warned that they were playing with fire. Barely a decade had passed since the 2007-2008 economic meltdown. Blatant abuses in the financial industry had more than merited the tough banking regulations… St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Mar 17, 2023
Republican-controlled House pushes for new abortion restrictions Bills not expected to advance in Senate but underscore Republican majority’s legislative priorities ahead of 2024 election The Guardian - US · Jan 11, 2023
Bill protecting same-sex, interracial unions clears Congress The House gave final approval Thursday to protections for same-sex marriages The Independent UK · Dec 8, 2022
Missouri voters filling 2 open seats in Congress Missouri voters are set to elect two new members of Congress The Independent UK · Nov 8, 2022
Editorial: Republicans brave the risks to support same-sex marital rights It took guts, perhaps along with a careful look at polling results, for 47 House Republicans to join their Democratic colleagues in approving a bill late last month to codify interstate recogniton of same-sex marriages. Rep. Ann Wagner was the sole Missouri Republican to support it. In these hyperpartisan times,… St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Aug 9, 2022
McHenry, eyeing Financial Services chair, racks up campaign donations House Financial Services ranking member Patrick T. McHenry, a likely chair if Republicans retake the House, is racking up donations. Roll Call · Jul 26, 2022
Gov. Parson approves Missouri’s new congressional districts JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Gov. Mike Parson brought an end to months of legislative acrimony Wednesday by signing off on a new congressional map for the state’s eight U.S. House districts. St. Louis Post-Dispatch · May 18, 2022
Missouri U.S. House candidates hit the campaign trail without set districts or voters Missouri congressional candidates have no idea where to campaign or which voters to court. That's because, with just months to go until the primary, GOP state lawmakers can't decide on a voting map. WEKU · May 7, 2022
Lawmakers, regulators seek long-term care insurance solutions WASHINGTON — The long-term care insurance industry is foundering, and attempts to address the issue have flummoxed lawmakers and regulators. Tribune News Service · Apr 27, 2022
Roll Call · Apr 27, 2022 Lawmakers, regulators seek long-term care insurance solutions - Roll Call Companies providing long-term care insurance are leaving the business, raising the risk of higher premiums for patients.
Ballotpedia · Apr 25, 2022 All four Republican U.S. Representatives from Missouri face primary challengers U.S. Reps. Ann Wagner (District 2), Blaine Luetkemeyer (District 3), Sam Graves (District 6), and Jason Smith (District 8) face primary challengers this election cycle. In the 2020 election cycle, two incumbents (Wagner and Smith) were unopposed in Republican primaries.
The Independent UK · Mar 31, 2022 Missouri House rejects congressional map as standoff worsens The Missouri House has defeated a congressional redistricting plan passed by the state Senate — intensifying a stalemate that could lead to court intervention