Federal Spending
Millions of taxpayer dollars wrongly went to union pension plans for deceased Americans(The Center Square) – Lawmakers say tens of millions of taxpayer dollars were wrongly set aside for union pension plans, and now they want those funds back. U.S. Rep. and… Read More
Missouri
Race set for governor between Lt. Gov. Kehoe, House minority leader Quade(The Center Square) – Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe trailed Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft by 35 points 15 months ago but won the Republican nomination for Missouri governor on Tuesday… Read More
Faith, Missouri
Missouri woman, sister, chosen for ‘The Chosen’ series on life of JesusROBY, Mo. – A woman hailing from Roby, Missouri and her sister were handpicked to be part of The Chosen multi-season series, a Christian historical drama that delves into the… Read More
Congress, Missouri
‘Be afraid,’ ousted Squad member Cori Bush threatens American-Israel PACMissouri Rep. Cori Bush may only have confirmed voters’ decision to oust her Tuesday, after she issued bizarre antisemitic threats in her “concession” speech. St. Louis’ rabidly anti-Israel, anti-police congresswoman… Read More
2024 election
Abbott: Walz a border crisis denier who supports Minnesota as sanctuary state(The Center Square) – Texas Gov. Greg Abbott blasted Vice President Kamala Harris, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, for choosing Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate, calling him… Read More
Elections
Fake military voters said to remain on Wisconsin voters rolls(The Center Square) – The Wisconsin state representative who got three fake military ballots in the mail two years ago is now getting mail for at least one of those… Read More
Courts
Google runs a monopoly with its search engine, judge rules(The Center Square) – Google is a monopolist, according to a federal judge who said the technology giant violated anti-trust laws in connection to its search engine. U.S. District Court… Read More
2024 election
Harris, VP pick Walz, face criticism for handling of crime(The Center Square) – Vice President and Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris has chosen Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her vice presidential running mate. Both candidates have faced criticism for… Read More
St. Louis
Judge orders St. Louis to stop guaranteed basic income payments(The Center Square) – A judge has ordered the City of St. Louis to stop its guaranteed basic income program, possibly marking the first time a court granted an injunction… Read More
Gender Identity
Kansas org refuses to provide agenda for upcoming Title IX workshop(The Sentinel) — Weeks after a federal court placed a hold on implementing a new federal Department of Education (DOE) rule in Kansas, expanding Title IX protections… Read More
Missouri
Feds approve Missouri’s next step to get $1.7 billion for broadband expansion(The Center Square) – The federal government approved the next phase of Missouri’s plan to spend $1.7 billion on broadband projects. The Office of Broadband Development announced the National Telecommunications… Read More
Illegal Immigration
Biden immigrant flights tied to Obamas, Bush, Carters, Clintons, paused after fraud detected(The Heartlander) — A program designed to mask the extent of Biden’s open border policy by flying immigrants directly from Central and South American countries has been paused over fraud… Read More
Federal government
Taxpayers without student loans should not pay for those of others, congressman argues(The Center Square) – North Carolinians without student loans “should not have to pay for someone else’s degree,” U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis says. For the 87% in the state’s population… Read More
Economy
Is the U.S. economy on the brink of recession?(The Center Square) – The Federal Reserve held its key interest rate steady last week and hinted at the possibility of a rate cut in September. What happened next seemed… Read More
Economy
Fear of US recession drives global market turmoil(The Center Square) – The U.S. stock market took a major dive Monday as Japan saw its worst stock market day since 1987, raising recessing fears and drawing fresh criticism… Read More
2024 election
Incumbent congressman loses re-election bid to Trump-backed challenger(The Center Square) – Chairman of the House Freedom Caucus Virginia Rep. Bob Good has been unseated after losing a recount stemming from a close June primary race. The congressman… Read More
2024 election
Kamala Harris has been identified as Indian, Black and Asian American by newspapers(The Center Square) – Newspapers across the country have historically made issue of the race of Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris since her first days in public office. Newspaper stories… Read More
Business
Oil giant Chevron relocating headquarters from California to Texas(The Center Square) – Energy giant Chevron announced it is relocating its headquarters from San Ramon in California to Houston, Texas. Chevron said it has approximately 2,000 employees in California… Read More
Border
Biden administration gives up on Texas border lawsuit, ordered to finish wall(The Center Square) – Texas has won another lawsuit against the Biden administration, this time one that requires it to finish building the border wall. The ruling was issued May… Read More
Marijuana
Cannabis poisonings in kids cause Missouri to ban food with Delta-8 THC(The Center Square) – A 600% increase in cannabis poisoning resulting in an emergency room visit or hospitalization of children age 5 and under since 2018 led Missouri Republican Gov. Read More