Appearing on NBC’s Meet The Press on August 11, Senator Claire McCaskill (D-MO) promised there would be “no coddling” of the Pentagon over new policies and investigations into the sexual abuse of female members of the military. During the Sunday show, McCaskill spoke
Never doubt for a moment that the Democrats will close ranks when a presidential election is in the foreseeable future. Senator Claire McCaskill of Missouri (D), whose support for Barack Obama in the 2008 Missouri primary helped him barely win
In September of 2010 Senator Claire McCaskill (D-MO) railed against 501(c) groups and their influence on 2010’s congressional elections following the Supreme Court Decision Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. “There’s nobody watching,” she warned; “there’s nobody asking questions.” McCaskill
During an April 28 appearance on Face the Nation, Senator Claire McCaskill (D-MO) said she could not rule out the option that the U.S. will have to put boots on the ground in Syria. McCaskill appeared alongside Senator Saxby Chambliss
Chris Wallace during an interview with Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO) Wallace “Just on the question of competence, just on the question of knowledge, do you really have no second thoughts about Chuck Hagel as secretary of defense?” McCaskill “He’s qualified,
Chris Wallace called out Claire McCaskill for the Senate failing to pass any measures to prevent the Sequester…
Earlier today on WMAL-FM in Washington DC, I interviewed former Clinton White House Counsel Lanny Davis. I asked Davis whether it was legitimate to ask Chuck Hagel to disclose his sources of income from the various speeches he’s given in
Sen. Claire McCaskill said on “Morning Joe” that Obama needs to do more schmoozing to Congress (December 5, 2012).
By DAVID A. LIEB and JIM SALTERAssociated PressKANSAS CITY, Mo.Still mourning the death of her mother, Democratic Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill returned to campaigning Wednesday as Republican challenger Todd Akin gained a dual boost from a former presidential hopeful and
Claire McCaskill’s husband, Joseph Shepard, obtained over $20 million in federal stimulus funds that benefited his real estate projects. In the period in which this happened, McCaskill had influence over federal policy that directly affected those proceedings. Last Thursday, the
Rejected, mocked, left for dead by the Republican establishment and the big-money super PACs, Rep. Todd Akin (R-MO) has come from behind to reach an effective tie with incumbent Democrat Sen. Claire McCaskill in the latest St. Louis Post-Dispatch/News 4/Kansas
The Cuban Missile Crisis proved to be one of the most frightening chapters in 20th century history, a time when nuclear war was a very real possibility. Now, a St. Louis-based bar known for welcoming Democrats like Sen. Claire McCaskill,
By ASSOCIATED PRESS– Missouri Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill took aim Wednesday at Republican challenger Todd Akin with a new series of TV ads featuring rape survivors outraged by Akin’s remark about “legitimate rape” and his opposition to emergency contraception.
On Thursday, Rep. Todd Akin (R-MO), said his opponent Missouri Senator Claire McCaskill (D) was nervous about losing the senate race. As a result, she was not as “ladylike” when the two debated last week as she was in a
There was a time when the GOP’s route to a majority ran through Missouri. Sen. Claire McCaskill is one of the more vulnerable incumbents in the country. Her deciding vote to approve ObamaCare is wildly unpopular in the state, whose
Embattled Missouri Republican Senate nominee Todd Akin announced in a press conference late Friday afternoon that he will remain in the Senate race despite calls from some Republican leaders and conservative commentators that he step down. Akin recently caused a
This morning, Rasmussen released its latest poll of the presidential race in Missouri. The poll of likely voters was conducted Wednesday, after the fallout of Senate candidate Rep. Todd Akin’s gaffe on rape and abortion. The poll found Obama with
Sources say that GOP candidate Rep. Todd Akin will leave the Council for National Policy conference confident about his decision to stay in the Missouri Senate race. The conference hosts top conservatives annually, many of whom have encouraged Akin to
US Capitol Police were investigating a possible threat Thursday against Todd Akin, the congressman who triggered an uproar when he said a woman’s body can prevent pregnancy in cases of rape. No further details were provided. A spokeswoman for the
Senator Claire McCaskill had some choice words to say about the 2012 DNC speaker Bill Clinton. “I think he’s been a great leader but I don’t want my daughter near him.” McCaskill said this a few years ago while in
It was the gaffe heard-round the political world. In an interview with a local St. Louis public affairs show aired Sunday, Senate candidate Rep. Todd Akin gave an absurd and, to many, offensive answer to the question of an abortion
Congressman Todd Akin (R-MO), the embattled Republican nominee for the Missouri Senate seat currently held by Democrat Claire McCaskill, said that Republican Vice Presidential nominee Paul Ryan personally asked him to withdraw from the race. In a phone call Tuesday as
This afternoon, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) released a statement about Republican Senate candidate Rep. Todd Akin, who is facing incumbent Democrat Claire McCaskill in Missouri: “Congressman Akin made a deeply offensive error at a time when his candidacy
ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — Missouri Senator Claire McCaskill was trying to take advantage of Congressman Todd Akin’s remarks on rape and pregnancy as she continued the campaign trail Monday. McCaskill on Monday morning taped an interview with CBS News in
Public Policy Polling released a new poll on the Missouri Senate race post-“legitimate rape” debacle. Two things: I’m not forming an opinion, nor should anyone really, until we have more information on the sample used. I’m also torn as to
