John Shimkus

Shimkus on Obama's State of the Union addressPresident Barack Obama delivered an election-year message to Republicans: Game on.The GOP - in Congress and…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Jan. 19, 2012 - WASHINGTON - The pressure of pipeline politics increased Wednesday after President…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Jan. 3, 2012 - WASHINGTON - Last summer, police arrested 1,253 protesters at a sit-in near the White…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Dec. 27, 2011 - As expected, seven candidates have filed by Tuesday's Illinois deadline to run for a…

Illinois' Republican congressmen are largely defending their party's decision not to support an extension of the payroll tax cut and jobless benefits.They…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Nov. 15, 2011 - WASHINGTON - When physicist Richard A. Muller reported last month that global…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, June 1, 2011 - Tuesday's debt-ceiling vote in the U.S. House was remarkable, marking a rare incident…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, May 2, 2011 - Reported by Jo Mannies, Beacon political reporter, and Robert Koenig, Beacon Washington…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, March 31, 2011 - WASHINGTON - Citing "red flags" over possible irregularities and political…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, March 29, 2011 - WASHINGTON - About 90 miles northwest of Las Vegas, the federal government has…