Hawks? Hawkeyes? Schmitt in probing Smith mistakes basketball mascotsIn Sen. Eric Schmitt’s effort to trip up former Trump prosecutor Jack Smith Tuesday, the Missouri Republican seemed to mistake basketball teams playing about 650 miles apart. Schmitt accused Smith of perjuring himself after repeatedly prodding him about whether he’d attended an NBA game in Atlanta on the evening of Feb. 3, 2024. The hometown Hawks were…The Atlanta Journal-Constitution9d agoWhole story →GovernmentEric Schmittsenate hearing
Trump’s first major midterm money move: A $10M Texas Senate ad blitzPresident Donald Trump's political group is spending $10 million on ads in the Texas Senate race. This is MAGA, Inc.’s first significant spending commitment in the midterm elections. The race has become competitive for Democrats with James Talarico's candidacy. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is the Republican nominee. Trump's endorsement helped Paxton…The Atlanta Journal-Constitution1mo agoWhole story →GovernmentEconomyJohn Cornyntexas senate race ads
US Senate adds Missouri to the list of teams with a claim to college football's 1960 national titleA U.S. Senate resolution has added Missouri to the list of teams with a claim to the 1960 national championship in college football. Missouri Republican Sen. Eric Schmitt introduced a resolution during a meeting Thursday recognizing the Tigers for a claim to the national title. The measure was passed with no objections. Resolutions don’t have the force…The Atlanta Journal-Constitution2mo agoWhole story →Eric Schmittsenate resolution on 1960 football title
