U.S. Senate

The Senate has approved a bill to codify federal protections for same-sex and interracial marriages by a 61-36 vote. Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley and Kansas Sens. Roger Marshall and Jerry Moran voted against the bill. It now heads back to the House where it is expected to be passed quickly.

Republican Eric Schmitt topped Democrat Trudy Busch Valentine in a contest that lacked the suspense of previous Senate elections.

The divide between the conservative caucus and GOP Senate leadership played out in competitive primaries across the state.

The nurse and beer heiress held off Lucas Kunce, who was in the race longer and raised more money.

Attorney General Eric Schmitt held off former Gov. Eric Greitens, Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler and others to win the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate on Tuesday.

John Wood, former federal prosecutor and senior investigative counsel to the January 6 Committee, said the divisive politics shaping up in Missouri's U.S. Senate primaries prompted him to run as a mainstream independent candidate.

McCloskey and his wife made national headlines in 2020 when they were photographed brandishing guns while demonstrators walked down his street.

The Missouri Senate president pro tem touted his status as a small-business owner, saying that it sets him apart from other candidates and that there are already enough lawyers serving in the Senate.

Busch Valentine brings wealth and her record of work as nurse to the race for the Missouri U.S. Senate seat vacated by Roy Blunt. The campaign will be her first run for public office, although she is well-known in Democratic political circles.

A candidate who shuns partisanship would have ‘a lot of resources’ for campaign, former Senator says