Lincoln Days

Saturday’s forum at Lincoln Days in Kansas City was one of the first times the major Republican candidates for governor were together to provide insight into their views.

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.

Some GOP officials worry a big primary field could tip the race to former Gov. Eric Greitens. But others think the contest is way too difficult to handicap at this point.

Missouri doesn’t have a U.S. Senate race next year, which means Republicans will focus on retaining their statewide offices. But U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt has…

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Missouri’s top Republican leaders, who now control most of state government, said this weekend that it’s time to move past applauding…

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…

GOP presidential aspirant Donald Trump has promised that there will be so much winning if he’s elected that Americans will get bored of winning. But…

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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Potential 2016 presidential hopeful Rand Paul scanned the packed ballroom of fellow Republicans, most of them older and white, and…

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – From U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt on down, Missouri Republicans at the party’s annual Lincoln Days festivities are full of confidence about…