After a day of relentless pressure to end his Missouri Senate campaign over comments he made about rape, Rep. Todd Akin faced a barrage of insults from CNN host Piers Morgan for failing to appear for ...

Former conservative Republican U.S. Rep. Todd Akin of Missouri has died. Akin’s son, Perry, said in a statement that his father died late Sunday at age 74 from cancer. Akin’s comment in 2012 that ...

ST. LOUIS (AP) – Former U.S. Rep. Todd Akin, a conservative Missouri Republican whose comment that women’s bodies have a way of avoiding pregnancies in cases of “legitimate rape” sunk his bid for the ...

Missouri Republican Congressman Todd Akin won the nomination for a US Senate seat without the support of the party establishment. Now he's defied Mitt Romney's request that he step aside. Will ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Rep. Todd Akin defied the nation's top Republicans and refused to abandon a Senate bid that has been hobbled by fallout over his comments that women's bodies can prevent ...

Republicans need to capture four seats in November to take control of the Senate. And one of the most vulnerable incumbents is Democrat Claire McCaskill of Missouri. In the fight to unseat her, ...

JEFFERSON CITY – More than a month after his comments about “legitimate rape” nearly derailed his campaign for U.S. Senate, Republican Todd Akin said Thursday that it has become clear ...

U.S. Rep. Todd Akin arrives at a Chesterfield news conference Friday, Aug 24, 2012 where he announced his plans to stay in the race for U.S. Senate. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com ST.