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The Power of MAGA Gets a Test in Missouri

Hanaway hopes to return normalcy to the GOP. That's easier said than done

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Ray Hartmann
Aug 21, 2025
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They partied like it was 1999 in Gov. Mike Kehoe’s office this week.

Kehoe unveiled Catherine Hanaway as Missouri’s new attorney general at a news conference Tuesday in his office. Hanaway represents a major upgrade over Andrew Bailey — who was called by Donald Trump to bring his thuggery to the FBI.

Being better than Bailey is lower than any limbo bar in…

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