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Fox News: MAGA voters reveal who they want to see lead GOP in 2028: Vance, Rubio, DeSantis, Cruz, and Missouri’s Josh Hawley

WGEM (Hannibal): Congressman-elect Chris Stigall says radio career will help him in office

Newsmax: Chris Stigall says fuel prices drove independents away from GOP

MS NOW: Fred Wellman on riding the national blue wave into Congress

KC Star: How Keri Ingle defeated Jon Patterson

JCNT: Missouri’s blue wave sets stage for high-stakes 2027 legislative session

TonysKansasCity.com: Former U.S. Senate candidate Jason Kander warns Missouri Dems: “‘This is the best you’ll feel after an election for probably a generation’

Columbia Missourian: Boone County’s Stephen Webber steps into Senate leadership role; mini-bios of 2027-28 Republican and Democrat Senate leaders

Columbia Missourian: New House speaker, majority floor leader mark state House changes; mini-bios of 2027-28 Republican and Democrat House leaders

KMIZ (Columbia): Leaf-burning season begins; guidelines from Missouri DNR

Amazon.com: Best-selling burn barrels for leaves and yard waste (note: As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.)

Columbia Missourian: Expect detours, delays amid MoDOT’s Improve I-70 project in Boone County

Southeast Missourian: Southeast Missourian cuts print schedule from three days a week to two days a week

P-D editorial: Missourians have backed abortion rights twice now. It’s time to move on (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free archived version here)

Southeast Missourian Publisher Jon K. Rust: We are changing how often we print – not how often we report

JCNT op-ed: Missouri NAACP’s Nimrod Chapel: Missouri NAACP and Missourians to Abolish the Death Penalty laud California Gov. Gavin Newsom

JCNT letter: 2024 Democratic National Convention delegate Sue Gibson says President Trump is “trying to get journalists killed,” says Hawley, Schmitt and Onder “have a duty to stop him”

JCNT letter (8/20/26): 2024 Democratic National Convention delegate Sue Gibson lets Eric Schmitt, Josh Hawley and Bob Onder know she has “had it” with their support for Donald Trump

Yesterday’s (Saturday, November 7, 2026) Missouri political news headlines

Amazon.com: John Combest: Stalking, Harassment, Internet Trolling: A Guide to Recovering and Rebuilding After Online Attacks – available in paperback and Amazon Kindle (note: As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.)

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