16 Missouri House Seats Flip Blue, El-Sayed's Victory Speech, & The Overweight Hawk (HOUR 2)

The second hour delivers deep post-election analysis alongside financial and human-interest headlines the morning after the 2026 midterms. The show opens evaluating the wider political implications of Fred Wellman's upset victory over incumbent Republican Representative Ann Wagner in Missouri's 2nd Congressional District, examining nationwide gubernatorial flips and reviewing post-election audio from Donald Trump on Fox News outlining executive veto strategies and legislative redlines. On the "St. Louis Morning Brief," the hosts discuss former WashU whistleblower Jamie Reed's lawsuit against Washington University alongside the ballot fallout of Amendment 3 and Amendment 6, noting that Democrats flipped 16 Missouri House seats to dissolve the longstanding Republican supermajority in Jefferson City. Financial reporter Nicole Murray joins to break down an 800-point surge in Dow futures, corporate leadership changes including Anheuser-Busch CEO Brendan Whitworth departing for Equinox, McDonald's earnings, and job growth data. The hour concludes with "In Other News," reviewing the $47.3 million sale of a miniature T-Rex skeleton, new findings on circadian depression, and a Virginia hawk rescued after becoming too overweight to fly. LISTEN TO 97.1 FM TALK LIVE IN ST LOUIS OR STREAM WORLDWIDE AT 971TALK.COM Hashtags: #971FMTalk #StLouis #STLNews #Midterms2026 #ElectionResults #MO02 #AnnWagner #FredWellman #MissouriSupermajority #JamieReed #Amendment3 #Amendment6 #NicoleMurray #DowFutures #AnheuserBusch #Equinox #McDonaldsEarnings #InOtherNews #DinosaurFossil #MerlinBirdID