House impeaches President Trump, despite protests of Missouri Republicans

by Ashley Byrd | Dec 18, 2019 | News, Politics / Govt

In a historic vote, the U.S. House has impeached a sitting president. As expected, Missouri’s delegation voted along party lines in making President Donald Trump the third U.S. president in history to get impeached by the lower chamber. Some took their turn to...

Blunt: People will want to know why did the House take all this time on impeachment (AUDIO)

by Ashley Byrd | Dec 13, 2019 | News, Politics / Govt

The Senate may have a trial of the president right after the first of the year, according to Missouri’s Roy Blunt. But he does not expect it to result in the removal of President Donald Trump. Missourinet spoke with Sen. Blunt Friday after the House Judiciary...

Missouri Rep. Smith: Senators running for president are not impartial jurors

by Ashley Byrd | Dec 9, 2019 | News, Politics / Govt

If the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump reaches the U.S. Senate, Missouri Congressman Jason Smith asks that some senators step back from voting. Eighth District Republican Jason Smith filed a resolution to require senators who are running for office to...

Sen. Blunt on impeachment process, his role and Trump’s approach

by Ashley Byrd | Oct 7, 2019 | News, Politics / Govt

Over the weekend, another whistleblower emerged who reportedly can corroborate the first account of President Trump’s conversation with the new Ukrainian president. President Trump is under an impeachment inquiry in the U.S. House to determine if he withheld aid to...

Lawmakers must decide whether to proceed with impeachment of Gov. Nixon

by Mike Lear | Apr 30, 2014 | News, Politics / Govt

The House Judiciary Committee has held its final hearing on 3 impeachment filings against Governor Jay Nixon (D). Committee Chairman, Representative Stanley Cox (R-Sedalia) says he will now poll his members to see whether they think those filings should come to a...