John Ashcroft

Few events on Missouri’s political calendar truly compare to Lincoln Days. The statewide soirée is a chance to hear messaging from the state’s Republican…

While Jay Ashcroft, the son of former U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft, was always interested in politics, he also said he didn’t consider it “the…

Congresswoman Jo Ann Emerson’s decision to resign from the House of Representatives is disappointing for two reasons. First, she’s resigning from a…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Dec. 10, 2012 - WASHINGTON – When former U.S. Rep. and House Majority Leader Richard A. Gephardt…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Aug. 21, 2012 - U.S. Rep. Todd Akin said once again he would continue with his U.S. Senate candidacy…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Oct. 11, 2011 - WASHINGTON - When an American citizen affiliated with al-Qaida was killed in Yemen…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Sept. 7, 2011 - WASHINGTON - When former Vice President Dick Cheney predicted that his score-settling…

Tis article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, June 1, 2011 - WASHINGTON - When FBI agents arrested Abdullah al-Kidd at a Washington-area airport in…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, May 4, 2011 - WASHINGTON - Former U.S. Attorney General John D. Ashcroft was named Tuesday as an…

Former U.S. Attorney General and Missouri Governor John Ashcroft is joining the security firm once known as Blackwater.Investment group USTC Holdings,…