Crime, Kansas City
Kansas City crime crisis earns international infamy ahead of World CupA year before it hosts the FIFA World Cup, Kansas City’s crime problem has gained international notoriety with a London newspaper calling downtown a “Mad Max-style hellhole” where residents are… Read More
Congress
New GOP bill seeks to take sledgehammer to online porn industry(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Congressional Republicans will introduce legislation Thursday that would severely crack down on internet pornography and potentially deal a major blow to the online porn industry. Read More
America
Why we must teach our children the truth about America(The Heartlander) — History is more than just a collection of names and dates—it’s the story of real men and women who risked everything to build our great nation. But… Read More
Faith
First American pontiff says ‘build bridges’ to peace(The Center Square) – The first American pontiff in the 2,000-year history of the Roman Catholic Church offers a simple vision for the future: build bridges and receive each other… Read More
Federal government
Trump taps Judge Jeanine Pirro as interim U.S. attorney for D.C.(The Center Square) – Judge Jeanine Pirro, a current Fox News host, has been named interim U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia by President Donald Trump.The president’s announcement comes… Read More
Josh Hawley
Hawley launches probe into alleged child labor at Tyson Foods plant, urges feds to do sameMissouri Sen. Josh Hawley is investigating Tyson Foods for alleged illegal child labor, and is urging the federal government to do the same. Hawley, chair of the Senate Judiciary… Read More
Education, Parenting
Illinois teachers’ unions pour millions into ‘effort to limit families’ educational options,’ commentary concludes(The Heartlander) — A controversial bill in Illinois is showcasing the state’s slide away from educational freedom, a taxpayer-advocacy organization warns.“Lawmakers and teachers unions are seeking to regulate homeschooling through… Read More
Faith
Cardinals elect American pope to lead Catholic church(The Center Square) – The College of Cardinals elected a new pope Thursday, the first from America in the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church. Robert Francis Prevost, native of Chicago… Read More
Federal government
Global trade reorder begins in Trump deal with United Kingdom(The Center Square) – Seeking to reorder global trade with America at the center, President Donald Trump announced the framework of a trade deal with the United Kingdom on Thursday. Read More
Education
80 pro-Palestinian protesters arrested at Columbia University(The Daily Signal) – Police responded Wednesday to a request for help from Columbia University after a large group of pro-Palestinian protesters forcibly entered a campus library and declared it a… Read More
Free Speech
Missouri AG launches new effort to stop Big Tech censorship(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey took a unique step this week to combat social media censorship. Bailey issued a rule Tuesday under the Missouri Merchandising Practices… Read More
Josh Hawley
New conservative judges in Missouri could be ray of hope in ending liberal judicial activism, Hawley arguesFour new conservative federal judges in Missouri can be the beginning of the end to rogue liberal judges pretending they’re president, says Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley.Meanwhile, the end of those… Read More
Eric Schmitt
Great new federal judge nominees for Missouri, dreadful choice to lead America’s 250th next year, Schmitt saysMissourians can be assured President Trump’s four federal judge nominees for the state are true conservatives – but should be alarmed at the current head of the country’s 250th birthday… Read More
Federal government
Trump signs executive order defunding ‘biased’ NPR, PBS(The Daily Signal) – President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday night axing taxpayer funding for “biased” news outlets NPR and PBS. “… Read More
Illegal Immigration
Homan says more Wisconsin arrests could come for harboring illegal aliens(The Center Square) – The arrest of a Wisconsin judge could be just the start. Former Acting Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director and border czar Tom Homan said “wait to… Read More
Culture
Antisemitic attacks in U.S. last year highest on record since 1979(The Center Square) – The number of antisemitic attacks tracked by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) in 2024 were the largest on record since it began reporting antisemitic incidents in 1979. Read More
Crime, Kansas City
Firestorm over bond for woman suspected of murdering paramedic misguided, misdirected, experts sayOutrage over the jail bond for a woman accused of later killing a Kansas City-area fighter may have been horribly misplaced, The Heartlander has learned. The stabbing murder of… Read More
Josh Hawley
Missouri Senator Josh Hawley to Kamala Harris: Trump IS we, the peopleFailed presidential candidate Kamala Harris argued in a peculiar anti-Trump remark Wednesday that America “doesn’t belong to whoever is in the White House. It belongs to you. It belongs to… Read More
Health
Embracing MAHA, PepsiCo to chip away at artificial dyes in snack foods(The Daily Signal) – The Trump administration’s Make America Healthy Again agenda is moving forward after PepsiCo Inc., one of the nation’s largest producers of processed snack foods, announced this week… Read More
Congress
With God’s help and Trump’s leadership, America headed for smooth waters, says U.S. rep(The Heartlander) — Prayer and strong leadership will save America, says U.S. Rep. Mark Alford, R-Missouri. “Our nation is here because of the providence and protection of God Almighty, and… Read More