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In this April 12, 2017, file photo, U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., speaks to the media following a town hall meeting in Hillsboro, Mo. McCaskill during the August Senate break is holding town halls in dozens of small towns and cities.
Sen. Maria Chappelle-Nadal is being called to resign after her Facebook post asking for President Donald Trump's assassination, Aug. 18, 2017. In this photo, Chapelle-Nadal speaks to the press at a conference in Jefferson City, Missouri, March 4, 2013.
Pressure mounts for state senator to resign after Trump assassination comment In a Facebook comment that has since been deleted, Chappelle-Nadal wrote, "I hope Trump is assassinated." Check out this story on USATODAY.com: https://usat.ly/2xcrWWx In this Sept.
A Missouri lawmaker acknowledged Thursday that she posted and later deleted a comment on Facebook about hoping for President Donald Trump's assassination, saying she was frustrated with the president's response to the white supremacist rally and violence in Charlottesville, Virginia. Democratic Sen. Maria Chappelle-Nadal said she was wrong for writing the post and didn't mean what she said, but she refused calls to resign.
A Missouri state lawmaker is being urged to resign Thursday after posting on Facebook that she hoped President Trump "is assassinated," according to reports. Democratic Sen. Maria Chappelle-Nadal acknowledged that she made the now-deleted comment in a thread on her private Facebook page in response to her and another commenter's frustration with Trump's response in the aftermath of the Charlottesville violence, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported.
Silver screen spy James Bond may have driven an Aston Martin, but one wonders how the high-end sports car fit into Afghanistan's intelligence agency - especially since U.S. taxpayers covered the cost. When U.S. Sens. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, and Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., heard rumors last year about rampant abuse by a British contractor for the Pentagon, they demanded an investigation.
Sen. Claire McCaskill already was anticipating a tough fight from Republicans as she seeks a third term, but her path got even trickier this month when she found out she now faces a challenge from her left as well. Ms. McCaskill is perhaps the most vulnerable Democrat in the Senate heading into next year, where she will try to defend her seat in Missouri, a state that's tilted heavily toward Republicans in recent years.
Missouri's top law enforcement official on Tuesday asked a court to dismiss a Backpage.com lawsuit that seeks to stop him from investigating the company, calling it "totally frivolous." Backpage sued Attorney General Josh Hawley last month over his investigation, arguing federal law and the First Amendment bar claims against the Dallas-headquartered website, which hosts classified ads from around the world.
President Donald Trump's controversial tweet which promised to restore a ban on transgender service members in the military caught the Pentagon off guard while Defense Secretary James Mattis was on vacation this week, The Hill reported Sunday. "It's never a good sign when a major policy pronouncement is made that was clearly not coordinated with senior leadership," a source told The Hill.
Former Sens. John Ashcroft, Kit Bond, John Danforth and Jim Talent asked Hawley to enter the race in a public letter dated Thursday. Hawley hasn't said whether he'll vie for Democratic U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill's seat in 2018.
"After much prayer and discussion with my family, I have decided to seek re-election to the United States House of Representatives," said Hartzler. Rep. Hartzler, who was elected in 2010, is serving her fourth term in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Senator Claire McCaskill made news in March with her claim that as a member of the Armed Services Committee she never had a meeting with or called the Russian Ambassador - "ever." Now thisa Liberal Democrat Claire McCaskill attended a party at the Russian Embassy and her husband's foundation paid the Russians at the dinner.
Rep. Ann Wagner of Missouri said in a statement to the Washington Examiner that she will seek another term for her House seat in 2018, instead. "Those who know me well know I put my family and my community first.
Claire McCaskill McCaskill attended reception at Russian ambassador's residence in 2015 Senators question need for HHS cyber office Overnight Cybersecurity: Obama DHS chief defends Russian hack response attended a 2015 reception at the residence of Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak, a meeting that contradicts her March claim that she never met with the diplomat, CNN reported on Monday. The news network said McCaskill was photographed at the reception in November of 2015.
In March, Sen. Claire McCaskill was unambiguous. The Missouri Democrat said she never once met with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak in her 10 years serving on the Senate Armed Services Committee.
Democrats are attempting to sway Republican leaders from voting in favor of the Senate healthcare bill. Sen. Claire McCaskill calling the bill "morally offensive."
The arrest of a Kingsville native is getting a lot of attention all over the country. Today, her parents, Kingsville residents, members of Congress, and others reacted to the news.