Missouri Executes Death Row Prisoner Despite Pleas From Pope and Others

Ernest L. Johnson, 61, was executed for killing three convenience store employees during a 1994 robbery. Supporters, including Pope Francis, said his intellectual disabilities made the execution unconstitutional.

Biden Throws In With Left, Leaving His Agenda in Doubt

Progressives flexed, but remain empty-handed. Moderates feel betrayed. The outcome of their battle could determine Democrats’ fate in the midterms and the success of the Biden presidency.

Man Pleads Guilty to Threatening to Lynch 2 Members of Congress

Kenneth R. Hubert, of Marionville, Mo., had threatened Representative Emanuel Cleaver II after the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol and Representative Steve Cohen in 2019, prosecutors said.