Elections, Kansas
Amid an investigation of possible fraud in the 2020 election, Johnson County may still destroy the ballotsThe destruction of Johnson County’s 2020 general election ballots appears imminent, despite an ongoing sheriff’s investigation into the vote’s integrity and a citizen watchdog’s firm belief there was fraud. Sheriff… Read More
Congress, Israel
UPenn president resigns amid campus antisemitism controversy(The Center Square) – University of Pennsylvania President Liz Magill resigned Saturday, just days after her testimony at a Congressional hearing in Washington, D.C., about antisemitism on campus and the… Read More
China, Missouri
Missouri governor urges state pension board to divest holdings in China(The Center Square) – Poor financial returns and national security concerns led Republican Missouri Gov. Mike Parson to urge trustees of the Missouri State Employees Retirement System to divest in… Read More
2024 election
Trump takes large lead in Iowa poll; DeSantis second(The Center Square) – Former President Donald Trump took a wider lead in Iowa just five weeks before the caucus.The NBC News/Des Moines Register/Mediacom poll released Monday shows 51% of… Read More
Terrorism
New legislation would revoke tax-exempt status of nonprofits funding Hamas, other terrorists(The Center Square) – Proposed new legislation would revoke the tax-exempt status of any nonprofit organization that is providing material support for terrorist groups. The bipartisan bill, introduced by U.S. Read More
President Donald Trump
Jack Smith asks Supreme Court for decision on Trump’s immunity(The Center Square) – Special counsel Jack Smith wants the U.S. Supreme Court to decide if former President Donald Trump’s attempts to overturn the 2020 election were protected by presidential… Read More
Hunter Biden
Hunter Biden hit with new tax-related indictment in California(The Center Square) – President Joe Biden's son, Hunter, is facing new charges.Federal prosecutors released a 56-page indictment late Thursday. The indictment unsealed in the Central District of California alleges Biden… Read More
Courts, Taxes
SCOTUS reviews Washington couple’s income tax suit some say could nullify tax code(The Center Square) – While the U.S. Supreme Court has yet to announce whether it will take up a case regarding whether or not a Washington state capital gains… Read More
Military
Alabama’s Tuberville ends nine-month hold on most military promotions(The Center Square) — Alabama Republican U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville on Tuesday ended his nearly 10-month hold on most military promotions over the Department of Defense's abortion policies.Tuberville made his… Read More
Federal government
Senator Joni Ernst places federal agencies on ‘naughty’ list(The Center Square) – It’s a Christmas list U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, said President Joe Biden doesn’t want the public to see. Ernst’s “naughty” list of federal agencies shows… Read More
Courts
Feds charge four with war crimes in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine(The Center Square) – Four Russia-affiliated military members were charged with war crimes that were unsealed Wednesday in Virginia, the first such charges since the 2022 invasion of Ukraine. The … Read More
Josh Hawley
Hawley not giving up in effort to extend and expand federal compensation for victims of atomic bomb-era radiationJosh Hawley is playing both offense and defense in his continuing attempt to get the federal government to compensate victims of atomic bomb-era radiation in Missouri and elsewhere. The Missouri… Read More
Guns, Illinois
District court plaintiffs reject Illinois’ argument for gun ban registry rules(The Center Square) – A federal judge is preparing to hear oral arguments in a challenge to Illinois’ looming gun ban registry. Plaintiffs are looking to delay the Jan. 1… Read More
Missouri
Calling all citizen scientists: Missouri Department of Conservation seeking help with ‘Christmas Bird Count’Bird watchers and citizen scientists are needed by the Missouri Department of Conversation for the National Audubon Society’s 124th Christmas Bird Count from Dec. 14 to Jan. 5, 2024. The… Read More
Congress, Culture
MIT, Penn, Harvard presidents won’t say if calling for genocide of Jews violates policy(The Center Square) – On Tuesday, U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y, asked the presidents of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the University of Pennsylvania and Harvard University whether calling for… Read More
Business, Florida
Report alleges Disney-controlled government was ‘private corporate monopoly’(The Center Square) — An audit report issued by the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District says its predecessor, the Reedy Creek Improvement District, functioned as part of the Walt Disney… Read More
2024 election
DeSantis: Trump is too old to be president(The Center Square) – Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis attacked former President Donald Trump’s age and sparred with former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie over Trump’s mental fitness to be president… Read More
Federal government
AGs, industry groups sue feds over new water rule(The Center Square) – A group of attorneys general and industry organizations are suing the federal government over a new water protection rule that went into effect last month. The … Read More
Kansas City
KC police chief takes photo with political candidate after lower-ranking officer was ousted for being around politicsOne of Kansas City’s top cops was forced out last year after his patrol car was used in a political ad – yet the current police chief this fall posed… Read More
Missouri
‘Operation Pig Therapy’ brings smiles, joyful tears to nursing facilities in south central MissouriHUGGINS, Mo. – Mark Bengtson’s pig brought a woman to life, which brought him to tears. The owner of BF Farm in south-central Missouri, one of the largest Kunekune pig… Read More