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The Republican primary in the state’s most conservative congressional district is between two candidates who were endorsed by former President Donald Trump in separate races two years ago.
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After the pandemic, the backlog grew to 600,000 requests, leaving veterans waiting for needed services. Last week, the National Personnel Records Center based in St. Louis County reported it’s nearly caught up.
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In the 18 days of violence between Israel and Hamas that has plunged the region into war, people in the St. Louis area have taken to the streets. At rallies for Israel, people decried the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks. But the largest demonstrations in the area have been in support of Palestinians and against the Israeli government’s relentless attacks on Gaza.
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“I think he was pretty animated," U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Hollywood, Fla., said. "I don’t know if I would describe it as a lunge."
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The two Republicans will vie for Illinois’ 12th Congressional District — including O’Fallon, Shiloh and Clinton and Monroe counties in the Metro East — during next year’s primary elections.
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Former GOP gubernatorial nominee Darren Bailey is cozying up to Donald Trump as Bailey considers challenging Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Bost. “What President Trump went through yesterday could happen to anyone [sic] of us for any reason!” Bailey wrote on Wednesday.
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The longtime Republican lawmaker, who chairs the Veterans Affairs Committee and sits on the Agriculture Committee, said Republicans are willing to negotiate with Democrats on the debt ceiling.
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While U.S. Reps. Mike Bost and Nikki Budzinski are in lockstep with their parties, Rep. Mary Miller of Illinois’ 15th District is one of 20 GOP members not voting for Kevin McCarthy for House speaker.
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It’s campaign season, but the United States representatives also have to govern. See the legislation the U.S. representatives have introduced during their current terms.
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Two Republicans will fight to represent a horseshoe-shaped district that takes in parts of the Metro East and the Quincy area.