Missouri US Senate Race:
The latest polling numbers have McCaskill at 44% and Hawley at 45%. More independents support McCaskill than oppose her. 

• Poll: McCaskill, Hawley in dead heat in Missouri Senate race. (The Hill)

There is another recent poll that shows Hawley is up 52%

• Josh Hawley Rockets to 52, McCaskill 44 in Missouri PAC Poll. (Breitbart)

The News-Leader is questioning President Trump's numbers when it comes to his rally in Springfield with Josh Hawley.

• Trump claims 44,000 people were outside his Springfield rally. (News-Leader)

Yesterday Josh Hawley had a "scheduling conflict" with a rally in Springfield with a pastor (David Barton). Many believe the event was canceled because of what the preacher had said about gay people in the past. 

• Hawley cancels event with preacher who called for regulation of homosexuality. (Kansas City Star)

Kanye West:
The star is set to meet with President Trump today.

• President Trump has a Thursday lunch date with Kanye West. (USA Today)
• Prison reform on the menu for Kanye-Trump White House lunch. (CNN)

Yesterday CNN said that Kanye is President Trump's "token negro."

• CNN Panel Mocks Kanye West as Trump’s ‘Token Negro,’ Don Lemon Laughs. (The Wrap)

Author of the Week:
"In Jesus Is Risen, #1 bestselling author David Limbaugh provides a riveting account of the birth of Christianity."

• Jesus Is Risen: Paul and the Early Church. (KSGF)
• ABC Books (Facebook)