2024 election
Poll: Biden’s support in America’s most Hispanic state declines dramatically(The Center Square) – President Joe Biden’s support in America’s most Hispanic state has declined dramatically, according to a new poll. Biden trails former president Donald Trump 57-41 in New… Read More
President Donald Trump
Man who leaked Trump’s taxes gets 5 years in prison(The Center Square) – A former IRS contractor who leaked former President Donald Trump’s tax returns along with tax information for some of the nation’s wealthiest people was sentenced Monday… Read More
National Security
U.S. House committee to file impeachment articles against Mayorkas(The Center Square) – After nearly a year of investigations and hearings, the U.S. House Committee of Homeland Security is preparing to impeach U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro… Read More
School Choice
School Choice rally brings cheering supporters to State Capitol(The Sentinel) — An estimated crowd of over 150 renewed their call for Kansas to join the growing ranks of states offering School Choice at an enthusiastic rally in the… Read More
Kansas City, Sports
Season of dropped balls, lowered expectations led to Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs, astonishing the experts in AFC Championship winIt was Patrick Mahomes’ “worst season of his career,” the pundits kept reminding us. He’d never been on the road for the playoffs. His wide receivers can’t catch. Ravens’ defense,… Read More
Kansas City
Kansas City Council passes ordinance limiting landlords’ ability to screen tenants; housing providers expected to flee marketA crowd of tenants’ activists cheered lustily Thursday at passage of Kansas City’s ordinance prohibiting landlords from asking about renters’ source of income and other items. But rental experts say… Read More
Border
Republican governors, including Missouri’s. back Abbott’s defense of the border(The Center Square) — Twenty-five Republican governors said Thursday they back Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s decision to defend the state’s border with Mexico. Abbott invoked the invasion clause of the… Read More
Auto industry
Car dealers urge Biden to slam the brakes on EV regulations(The Center Square) – Concern among the nation’s car dealerships about electric vehicle oversupply spawned a second letter to the Biden administration this week urging him to ‘slam the brakes’… Read More
Gender Transition
Transgender veterans sue VA seeking gender-affirming surgery(The Center Square) – A group representing transgender veterans filed a federal lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs seeking gender-confirmation surgery for 163,000 transgender veterans. The Transgender American… Read More
Housing
Cities spend millions on homeless while they count the number of those in need(The Center Square) – Cities across the country are counting their homeless in an effort to get a handle on how big the problem is. In the city of Detroit,… Read More
Inflation
Prices rose in December, federal data shows(The Center Square) – Newly released federal inflation data shows prices rose in December. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released its Producer Consumption Expenditure, a key marker of inflation, which… Read More
Illegal Immigration
Congress needs ‘a whole new batch of Republicans’ before agreeing to a border security deal that doesn’t secure the border, Hawley arguesIf a “border security” bill that still allows for the entry of 5,000 illegals a day is the best deal Republicans can get, “we need a whole new batch of… Read More
Border
Texas’ dispute with Biden over border crisis escalates(The Center Square) – As the conflict between the federal government and Texas escalates over the state’s right to defend its border with Mexico, Gov. Greg Abbott is not backing… Read More
Illegal Immigration
Denver program that pays homeless people a monthly income is open to migrants(The Center Square) – A universal income program partially funded by the city of Denver that pays homeless people a regular stipend is eligible to migrants as long as they… Read More
2024 election
Trump says Haley donors will be ‘permanently barred from the MAGA camp’(The Center Square) – Former President Donald Trump, fresh off a primary win in New Hampshire, has warned that anyone who donates to former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley’s campaign… Read More
Courts, Missouri
Missouri taking a lead role in lawsuits to secure border, as Biden administration actively recruits illegals to enter U.S.While Texas battles the feds over stopping the tsunami of illegal immigrants, Missouri is quietly and methodically pressing three lawsuits to force the Biden administration to secure the border.One… Read More
Missouri
Missouri governor proclaims victory with surplus, tax cuts in last address(The Center Square) – Republican Missouri Gov. Mike Parson declared victory for his administration and party during his final State of the State address on Wednesday. Late in his speech… Read More
Border
Texas governor: Feds have broken compact with the states over border crisis(The Center Square) – Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has invoked the invasion clause of the U.S. Constitution and said he would defend his state. The move comes after the U.S. Read More
2024 election
Trump first in 48 years to win both Iowa, New Hampshire(The Center Square) – Former President Donald Trump became the first candidate to win both Iowa and New Hampshire preliminaries in contested races since the states started leading the primary… Read More
Illegal Immigration
U.S. House committee subpoenas HHS in probe of care of unaccompanied minors(The Center Square) – U.S. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, subpoenaed U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra seeking information about policies related to… Read More