Billy Long

Long was one of the first elected officials to publicly support Trump. When most considered Trump’s candidacy a joke, Long touted Trump to foreign leaders and GOP insiders who snickered at the notion that the real estate mogul and reality TV star would be the next president.

The former president helped Republicans cruise to statewide victories twice — but some at the Missouri GOP celebration in Springfield doubt that he can win a general election next year.

Greitens drew an enthusiastic crowd in Arnold as he fends off attacks from his rivals in the run-up to the Aug. 2 GOP primary.

The Springfield Republican has gained notice for his colorful style but is trailing at least three other GOP candidates for U.S. Senate in fundraising and polling.

Missouri Republicans praise possible overturning of Roe v. Wade decision while Democrats vow to continue fighting for abortion rights.

On the Democratic side, Marine veteran Lucas Kunce, former state Sen. Scott Sifton and businessman Spencer Toder filed for the Senate seat of the retiring Roy Blunt on Tuesday.

The candidates at the Lincoln Days forum sought to distinguish their records and experience from each other, with the dividing line along a familiar theme in recent years: experience and time spent in Washington DC.

The Springfield Republican is trying to parlay his longtime support of former President Donald Trump into a bid for the U.S. Senate.

St. Louis Public Radio’s Jason Rosenbaum discusses the GOP primary for U.S. Senate with the Kansas City Star’s Jeanne Kuang and Jonathan Shorman.

The Missouri Republican Party held its annual Lincoln Days gathering in Kansas City over the weekend. Republicans aim to hold onto a U.S. Senate seat that Sen. Roy Blunt is vacating — and prevail in a now-open race for the state auditor’s office. They’re also trying to maintain their majorities in the General Assembly.