Josh Hawley's post-election reckoning

By Jason Hancock | Editor-in-Chief

Good morning,

Josh Hawley wasn’t on the ballot last week. But the Missouri Republican has plenty to say about his party’s losses. He argues Republicans abandoned working people, pointing to Medicaid cuts and rising costs.

But there’s a complication. Hawley voted for the bill that included those cuts, despite warning about their consequences before the vote.

And he has another response to the election results: fasting and prayer.

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