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Jun 27, 2016 · WASHINGTON • A suburban Washington, D.C., man has been arrested and accused of making Twitter threats to shoot members of Congress, including Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., according to media...
Mar 22, 2022 · COLUMBIA, Mo. – Former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens, now a leading Republican Senate candidate, was physically abusive and demonstrated such “unstable and coercive behavior” that steps were taken to...
Feb 12, 2021 · WASHINGTON — Missouri Republican Sen. Roy Blunt, a juror in former President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, called Trump’s defense team “our side” when talking to reporters Thursday.
May 28, 2023 · Former Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., disagreed, saying on "Meet the Press" that the Supreme Court is different by its nature as a body established by the Constitution. "Every one of the other courts was ...
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- Alexandra Marquez
- Across The Aisle
- Perils of Partisanship
- End of An Era
Blunt’s political resume dwarfs those of many of his contemporaries. He served as Greene County clerk for 12 years before becoming the first Republican in more than a half-century to be elected secretary of state. After an unsuccessful bid for governor in 1992, Blunt became president of Southwest Baptist University before his election in 1996 to Co...
Since entering Congress in 1997, Blunt was often at the center of some of the most prominent issues in American politics and policy. He said that establishing the continuity of government after the 9/11 terrorist attacks was likely one of the toughest challenges of his political career. In addition to dealing with the fallout from the 2008 economic...
Blunt was one of several Republicans who came to prominence in the 1970s at a time when Democrats were still a major force in the state. People like Blunt, Kit Bond, John Danforth and John Ashcroft often had to persuade voters who typically backed Democratic candidates to support their statewide endeavors. They also had to work with Democratic offi...
- Jason Rosenbaum
Mar 8, 2021 · Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., said Monday that he plans not to seek re-election in 2022, becoming the fifth GOP senator to announce plans to retire at the end of the current Congress.
Mar 22, 2022 · Ms. Greitens wants their custody case moved to the Austin area, the AP reports, in part to avoid media attention as he campaigns in Missouri to succeed retiring Sen. Roy Blunt in the upcoming ...
