SHOCKING: 29 - What They Never Told You

Steven Matz wins for first time with Cardinals since May 2 but is hurt again

CINCINNATI — Mincing few words before Saturday night’s game at Great American Ball Park, Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol said that the club needed Tyler O’Neill and Steven Matz to be good the rest of the way for the Cardinals to arrive at their destination of a championship.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Jul 24, 2022

Eric Schmitt runs as a fighter and pushes electability message in bid for Senate

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri’s self-styled pork steak-eating, Busch-drinking attorney general could be on the verge of a big promotion.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Jul 24, 2022

Adam Wainwright pounded again by Reds in Cardinals' 9-5 loss

CINCINNATI — The Cincinnati Reds have beaten the Cardinals just three times in nine meetings this season. Adam Wainwright has suffered two of those losses. But, then again, he hardly ever beats the Reds, it seems.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Jul 23, 2022

Editorial: Massacres, abortion, climate change: What will it take to make voters wake up?

President Joe Biden is correct to blame Congress for the political stalemate blocking action on bills to address urgent issues such as climate change and abortion rights — action that most Americans want to see. But no amount of complaining about Republican obstinacy and Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin’s swing-vote ambivalence…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Jul 21, 2022

Benjamin Hochman: Juan Soto is for the birds; starting pitching is for the Cardinals

Even for a win-now, splurge-“Mo”-splurge guy like myself, the idea of the Cardinals trading for Juan Soto is a tough one to back.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Jul 21, 2022

White House criticizes Missouri Sen. Hawley for delaying Defense confirmations

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — President Joe Biden’s administration criticized U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley on Wednesday for delaying the confirmations of several Department of Defense officials.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Jul 21, 2022

‘The perfect leader’: As greats retire, Paul Goldschmidt rises as Cardinals’ next star of stars

LOS ANGELES — A sensation he had around the Cardinals clubhouse a year ago continued this week when Paul Goldschmidt returned to the All-Star Game for the first time in four years. More than his jersey had changed, but it was hard to explain what.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Jul 20, 2022

Lynn Schmidt: Reasons to cheer Joe Manchin

Three centrist cheers for Sen. Joe Manchin III. Manchin’s stance on three key issues may be unpopular with some of his Democratic colleagues but they are popular with Americans.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Jul 20, 2022

Editorial: 2 interventions by armed citizens are exceptions that prove the somber rule

On Saturday, an armed St. Louis resident on a bathroom break at a St. Charles QuikTrip shot and killed a knife-wielding robber, possibly saving the life of a store clerk. On Sunday, at an Indianapolis-area shopping mall, another armed civilian shot and killed a gunman who had just killed three…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Jul 20, 2022

Editorial: Some signs indicate a Republican sweep of Congress might not be inevitable

A new national poll suggests the midterm elections could end up being a lot tighter than Republicans are hoping for, and not the blowout that Democrats are fearing. Of course, the devil is in the details, and there’s nothing predictable regarding voter sentiments in a midterm election that pits urban…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Jul 20, 2022