Senate approves bill to keep government running into 2019

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., joined by Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., left, and Majority Whip John Cornyn, R-Texas, right, arrives to speak to reporters about the possibility of a partial government shutdown, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2018. Congress and President Donald Trump continue to bicker over his demand that lawmakers fund a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, pushing the government to the brink of a partial shutdown at midnight Friday.

a Ia m done hiding thisa : Rising Dem star pulls out of race, citing PTSD, depression

In this Nov. 9, 2016, photo, Democrat Jason Kander concedes to Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., during an election watch party at the Uptown Theater in Kansas City, Mo. Kander announced Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2018, he is ending his bid for Kansas City mayor due to an ongoing battle with post-traumatic stress disorder.

Trump says he would consider changing his mind on Kavanaugh ‘if I thought he was guilty’

On the eve of a showdown hearing, Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and the senators who will judge him confronted a third set of lurid allegations Wednesday accusing him of sexual misconduct as a young man. Kavanaugh heatedly denied them all, while Democrats complained about a rush to approval and President Donald Trump said the accusations added up to no more than "a con job."

Gender politics at play as Senate grapples with nomination

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., responds to reporters' questions on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh amid scrutiny of a woman's claim he sexually assaulted her at a party when they were in high school, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Sept.

In the next spending fight, GOP defense goals hinge on the left’s wish list

Three months away from tough midterm elections, Republicans urgently want to secure bragging rights for their work boosting the military and giving troops a pay raise. They have to pass legislation to pay for it first - driving the GOP, which has sworn off big spending bills, toward once again cutting a deal with Democrats.

McCaskill wants tighter rules on duck boats after accident

Democratic U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill announced Tuesday that she wants to enshrine into law federal recommendations to improve duck boat safety such as getting rid of canopies that can trap passengers if the vehicles sink, a move that comes after a deadly accident in Missouri. McCaskill said during a speech on the Senate floor that she is drafting legislation following the sinking of a sightseeing boat last week on Table Rock Lake near Branson that killed 17 people.

Names of those 17 killed in Table Rock Lake boat accident…

BRANSON, Mo.: More than half of the 17 people killed when a tourist boat sank on a Branson lake were members of the same Indiana family, and they likely would not have been on the ill-fated trip but for a ticket mix-up. Tracy Beck, of Kansas City, Missouri, said she recalled the family members waiting in line.

The Latest: Boat victims mourned

It's been five months since they have seen their infant son Johan Bueso Castillo who was separ... A Honduran man who was separated from his baby son at the Texas border and then deported without him soon will hold the boy again. A Honduran man who was separated from his baby son at the Texas border and then deported without him soon will hold the boy again.

Senate GOP, Dems fight over Kavanaugh confirmation documents

Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn, R-Texas, center, joined by, from left, Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., and Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., tell reporters they are aiming to confirm Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh in time for the opening of the high court's term in October, during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, July 17, 2018. less Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn, R-Texas, center, joined by, from left, Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., and Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., tell reporters they are aiming to confirm Supreme Court ... more WASHINGTON - There's a Senate battle brewing over Democrats' requests for documents from Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh's career.

Trump still pondering Supreme Court pick as big reveal nears

President Donald Trump said Sunday he was still deliberating his decision on a replacement for Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy as his self-imposed deadline for an announcement neared amid furious lobbying and frenzied speculation. "I'm very close to making a final decision.

Trump nears decision on replacement for Supreme Court

President Donald Trump is nearing a decision on a replacement for retiring Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy after a weekend of deliberation at his New Jersey golf club. A person with knowledge of the president's thinking said Sunday that Trump has not yet communicated a final choice.

Blunt Praises Passage of Defense Funding Legislation

Several Missouri and national defense priorities stand to benefit with the overwhelming passage of the Fiscal Year-2019 Defense Appropriations bill. Senator Roy Blunt issued a statement of support, Thursday, praising passage of the bill by the full Appropriations Committee.

The Latest: Parson: Greitens resignation will heal state

Greitens, a sometimes brash outsider whose unconventional resume as a Rhode... . Michael Hafner, a former campaign worker for Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens, is sworn in before testifying before a Missouri House special investigative committee probing Greitens, Tuesday, May 29, 2018, in J... .

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Greitens, a sometimes brash outsider whose unconventional resume as a Rhode... . Michael Hafner, a former campaign worker for Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens, is sworn in before testifying before a Missouri House special investigative committee probing Greitens, Tuesday, May 29, 2018, in J... .

Roy Blunt: Concerned With FBI Investigations in Both Campaigns

Sen. Roy Blunt on Sunday said he was "concerned" about the FBI's behavior in the campaigns of both President Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. In an interview on "Fox News Sunday," the Missouri Republican, who serves on the Senate Intelligence Committee, said it "would be fine to find out what the Russians were doing" from an FBI informant, though "it would not be fine to find out what the campaign was doing" as Trump has suggested.

Sen. Roy Blunt on North Korea: Visible results needed before U.S. creates any a benefitsa

Sen. Roy Blunt said Sunday that potential talks with North Korea can produce results, but all sides need to be on the same page before a meeting takes place between President Trump and North Korean Leader Kim Jong-un. "There needs to be a strong understanding of what both sides, what all three sides, frankly, mean by denuclearization," Mr. Blunt said on "Fox News Sunday," referring to the U.S., North Korea and South Korea.

Senate approves sexual harassment bill for Congress

The Senate gave swift approval Thursday to a bill that revamps the system for handling sexual harassment complaints on Capitol Hill. "We are completely overhauling the sexual harassment policies of the Congress," she said of the bill, crafted with Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo.