Illegal Immigration
Texas woman pleads guilty in human smuggling case(The Center Square) – A Texas woman pleaded guilty Thursday for her role in a scheme to smuggle hundreds of foreign nationals in the United States and conspiracy to launder… Read More
Crime, Missouri
Fulton Police Department establishes community camera program to deter crimeFULTON, Mo. – The Fulton Police Department is collaborating with businesses and residents to establish a voluntary community camera program aimed at solving crimes throughout the city of just under… Read More
Free Speech
U.S. Supreme Court must now free this government’s dissenters from the stocks of social media censorship and the dark return of ‘seditious libel’It was actually a crime to criticize the royal government in colonial America. Untold thousands were fined, imprisoned and shamed for the impertinence, not incidentally silencing many thousands more.We owe… Read More
Missouri Legislature
Missouri legislators express hope for session during 2024 election year(The Center Square) – Missouri legislators praised last year’s accomplishments and expressed hope for the 2024 legislative session as it started on Wednesday. “I know we can work together and… Read More
Courts
Clinton named in unsealed Epstein court documents(The Center Square) – Former President Bill Clinton is among several high-profile names identified in nearly 1,000 pages of unsealed court documents stemming from a defamation lawsuit related to Jeffrey… Read More
National Debt
Calls for fiscal commission continue as U.S. debt tops $34 trillion(The Center Square) – As the U.S. gross national debt topped $34 trillion, groups across the political spectrum continue to call for a fiscal commission to address the mounting federal… Read More
Law Enforcement
Cops shot on the job in 2023 hit new high, report says(The Center Square) — A new report shows the number of police officers shot on the job hit a new high in 2023.The National Fraternal Order of Police, a national… Read More
President Donald Trump
Trump’s legal team says prosecutors are harassing ex-president to help Biden(The Center Square) – Former President Donald Trump's legal team alleged Thursday that federal prosecutors have deliberately violated a stay order in his Washington D.C. case to thwart his presidential… Read More
Missouri Legislature
OPINION: Let’s improve children’s mental health by protecting them onlineAs Gen Z began to mature, sociologists began to notice some startling trends they didn’t see among the Millennials, Gen X, or the Boomers before them. The teenage experience had… Read More
Congress
Menendez charged with aiding Qatar in new corruption charges(The Center Square) — Embattled U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez is facing new federal charges alleging that he worked as an agent for Qatar in exchange for monetary bribes. Menendez, a New… Read More
Illegal Immigration
Denver to spend $180 million on migrants in 2024; mayor calls it ‘unsustainable’(The Center Square) – Denver Mayor Mike Johnston told the City Council on Tuesday that the infusion of migrants to their city will cost $180 million this year and is… Read More
Abortion
Court blocks Biden rule requiring E.R. doctors to perform abortions(The Center Square) – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit ruled against a Biden administration effort to require emergency room doctors to perform abortions, the latest step… Read More
Border
Border residents to Congress: ‘Stop holding press conferences, shut down the border’(The Center Square) – As another Republican congressional delegation arrived in Eagle Pass, Texas, Wednesday to hold another news conference and meet local residents, many Texans living at the… Read More
China, Missouri
Gov. Parson order stops foreign purchases of Missouri land near military bases(The Center Square) – If Missourians sell farmland within 10 miles of a military facility in the state, the buyer must be approved by the state Department of Agriculture to… Read More
Missouri
Chronic absenteeism contributing to Missouri’s stagnant student test scores(The Center Square) – Nearly one in four Missouri students are absent from school more than 10% of the school year, according to the state Department of Elementary and Secondary… Read More
Illegal Immigration
Texas busing migrants to sanctuary cities intensifies spotlight on border crisis(The Center Square) – Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has been roundly criticized by Democratic politicians for shipping more than 85,400 migrants to designated sanctuary cities since August 2022.In August… Read More
2024 election
Chaos? Ballot battles, impeachment inquiry, indictments disrupt election cycle(The Center Square) – The Republican primary’s Iowa caucuses are scheduled for Jan. 15, the first chance for voters to determine who they want to represent their party in November’s… Read More
Gender Identity
Critics: Proposed Title IX changes would threaten viability of women’s sports(The Center Square) – The Biden administration has proposed sweeping changes to expand the nation’s law prohibiting sex discrimination in the nation’s schools to include gender identity and sexual… Read More
Culture, Education
Read the full text of Harvard President Claudine Gay’s resignation letter(The Center Square) – Harvard President Claudine Gay resigned Tuesday amid twin scandals over plagiarism accusations and a widely panned appearance before Congress. Gay wrote in her resignation letter that… Read More
Missouri, Social Media
‘War for soul of America’ has three fronts, says Missouri attorney general – who has helped make the state Ground Zero on this oneJust as the 2024 presidential election cycle begins in earnest, Missouri has become Ground Zero in this country’s centuries-long fight for freedom of speech. Even as he fights at the… Read More