Illegal Immigration
More than 175,000 came through southern U.S. border in June(The Center Square) – Over 175,000 people came through the southern border in June, according to newly published U.S. Customs and Border Protection data and preliminary… Read More
Josh Hawley
Hawley urging action on St. Louis area’s historic radioactive contamination, seeks Senate hearings and victims fundMissouri Sen. Josh Hawley is going nuclear. Arguing that radioactive contamination in the St. Louis area from the WWII-era Manhattan Project “may prove to be among the most significant government-caused… Read More
Education, St. Louis
Male high school counselor awarded $6 million for sex discrimination in St. Louis Public SchoolsA St. Louis high school guidance counselor was awarded over $6 million in damages for sex discrimination and retaliation after being held to a different standard than his female colleagues. Read More
President Biden
Questions continue after White House cocaine investigation fails to find culprit(The Center Square) – Questions continue about the failed investigation into who brought cocaine into the White House. White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre continued to refer questions about the… Read More
President Donald Trump
Trump says DOJ is opening criminal probe into him over Jan. 6(The Center Square) – Former President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social Tuesday that Special Counsel Jack Smith informed him he is the target of a criminal probe related to… Read More
Agriculture
Paying food stamp recipients to buy more fruits and vegetables has mixed reviews(The Center Square) – Some economic analysts have mixed reactions to a federal program that would pay people on food stamps if they buy more fruits and vegetables. The U.S. Read More
Illegal Immigration
Operation Lone Star catches notorious ‘joker’ smuggler(The Center Square) – Law enforcement officers working through Texas’ border security mission, Operation Lone Star, are continuing to pursue and apprehend human smugglers – including a notorious coyote called… Read More
Missouri
California bans state-funded travel to Missouri, Nebraska and Wyoming(The Center Square) – California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced the state would restrict state-funded travel to Missouri, Nebraska and Wyoming in response to the passage of allegedly “anti-LGBTQ” legislation… Read More
Abortion, Kansas
‘Unlimited abortions’: Kansas sees record increase in abortions, as it deregulates while other states up regulations post-RoeKansas is becoming the abortion hub of the Midwest, with a record increase in the state’s aborted babies in 2022. And with 69% of those abortions being performed on out-of-staters,… Read More
Kansas City
Kansas City Council approves issuance of free municipal IDs to the undocumented. Is it even legal?The Kansas City, Missouri city council has approved the issuance of municipal identification cards for undocumented people – a year after even Kansas’ Democrat governor agreed to outlaw the practice… Read More
Federal Spending
Feds borrowing over $5 billion per day as programs face insolvency(The Center Square) – Budget groups continue to release dire forecasts for the explosive growth of the U.S. national debt.The U.S. Treasury reported a $1.4 trillion deficit so far… Read More
Congress
Dems fight over Israel ahead of foreign leader’s visit after one calls it a ‘racist state’(The Center Square) – House Democratic leadership publicly rebuked Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., after she called Israel a “racist state.” The dispute came ahead of Israel President Isaac Herzog’s visit… Read More
President Donald Trump
Prosecutors push back on Trump’s claims that documents trial should be delayed(The Center Square) – Federal prosecutors said former President Donald Trump's open-ended request to defer a trial date until after the 2024 election is unjustified in a case that alleges he… Read More
Illegal Immigration
Four more Texas counties declare invasion at southern border(The Center Square) – The judges and commissioners of four more Texas counties have declared an invasion at the southern border: Frio, Karnes, La Salle and Medina. The judges of… Read More
Missouri, Taxes
Missouri lawsuit alleges tax preparers shared personal data with tech companies(The Center Square) – Three national tax preparation companies allegedly shared personal and sensitive information with three tech companies, according to a lawsuit filed by Republican Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey. Read More
Education
Phones in classrooms? This Kansas district says no(The Heartlander) — The Great Bend Board of Education approved a measure that would ban the use of cell phones in classrooms of its Kansas high school by a 4-2… Read More
America
‘FreeCons’ affirm principles for America’s best days(The Center Square) – Affirming principles for America’s best days coming forward, a group that includes multiple ties to North Carolina is united in a liberty movement. The… Read More
Biden administration
Biden administration to cancel $39 billion in student loans(The Center Square) — The Department of Education announced Friday that $39 billion in federal student loan debt for about 800,000 borrowers will be “discharged,” or canceled, in the coming… Read More
President Biden
Trump slams Secret Service investigation into White House cocaine(The Center Square ) – Former President Donald Trump criticized the U.S Secret Service’s investigation into cocaine found in the White House after it failed to turn up any clues or… Read More
Missouri
‘Something happened to Dad’: Faith-filled widow lauds Missouri’s new hands-free cell phone law with family’s name on itMichael Bening died on the side of a Missouri highway in front of his 8-year-old daughter after exiting his car and being hit by a suspected distracted driver in May… Read More