Illegal Immigration
Border Patrol agents apprehending human smugglers, helping with convictions(The Center Square) – Border Patrol agents working in the busiest sector at the northern border are continuing to arrest human smugglers, contributing to their convictions. Over the last nine… Read More
Kansas City
Kansas City Chiefs training camp will be more accessible than ever this year. Here’s what you need to know if you’re goingAre you ready for some football?The Kansas City Chiefs’ annual training camp is set to begin at Missouri Western State University on Sunday, July 23 and will continue until Aug. Read More
Kansas City
Down with the Andrew Jackson statues, up with Chairman Mao’s in Kansas City’s own ‘cultural revolution’On an ordinary Monday in July, the Jackson County, Missouri, legislature voted 7 to 1 to begin the process to remove the statues of President Andrew Jackson from the… Read More
Missouri, Springfield
Springfield’s Dickerson Park Zoo celebrates 100 years on Saturday with birthday bashSPRINGFIELD, Mo. – The Dickerson Park Zoo will celebrate 100 years this Saturday with a carnival-like birthday bash. A variety of vendor booths will line paths at the zoo. Guests… Read More
Big Tech
Florida AG calls on Zuckerberg to respond to ‘stunning’ number of Florida human trafficking cases on Meta platforms(The Center Square) – Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody on Monday called on Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg to appear before the Statewide Council on Human Trafficking to account for how… Read More
President Donald Trump
Trump seeks to postpone documents trial until after 2024 election(The Center Square) – Former President Donald Trump wants to postpone any trial on allegations he illegally kept and concealed classified documents at Mar-a-Lago until after the 2024 presidential election.Attorneys… Read More
China
Republican senators request answers on ‘Chinese intelligence centers’(The Center Square) – Reports of Chinese intelligence outposts operating in North Carolina have prompted U.S. Sens. Thom Tillis and Ted Budd to top a 10-signature letter to U.S. Read More
COVID-19
Fewer than half of watchdog’s COVID-19 pandemic recommendations addressed(The Center Square) – The investigative arm of Congress has made nearly 400 recommendations and brought 19 matters to the attention of Congress related to the government’s response to the COVID-19… Read More
Biden administration
Judge denies Biden administration appeal of injunction preventing interaction with social media(The Center Square) – A court order limiting how the Biden administration interacts with social media companies is being appealed to the 5th U.S. District Court of Appeals. On July… Read More
Biden administration
13 attorneys general urge Biden administration to end opioid mail-back program(The Center Square) – Thirteen state attorneys general have a demand for the Food and Drug Administration: end the USPS opioid mail-back program. The coalition argues that putting more drugs… Read More
Illegal Immigration
Texas officers apprehend smugglers, find teens stuffed in trunk in 100 degree weather(The Center Square) – Human smugglers are continuing to be apprehended by law enforcement officers working through Texas’ border security mission, Operation Lone Star.Texas DPS troopers, sheriffs and their deputies,… Read More
Banks
Oversight lawmakers continue to dig into SVP bank failure(The Center Square) – The House Oversight lawmakers tasked with finding out why Silicon Valley Bank failed earlier this year and threatened the health of the entire economy are pushing… Read More
DEI
Biden’s pick to lead Joint Chiefs of Staff led DEI efforts at Air Force(The Center Square) — President Joe Biden’s nominee to Chair the Joint Chiefs of Staff helped spearhead the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion movement at the Air Force and now faces… Read More
Missouri, Taxes
Gov. Parson signs bill exempting Social Security benefits from Missouri taxes(The Center Square) – Missouri will no longer tax Social Security benefits beginning in 2024 after Republican Gov. Mike Parson signed Senate Bill 190 into law on Thursday.The bill was… Read More
Opinion, Race
Op-Ed: Supreme Court’s affirmative action decision elevates principle over preferences(The Center Square) — The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College demonstrates why it is essential for courts to… Read More
Federal Spending
Federal government unable to determine full extent of improper payments(The Center Square) – Federal agencies made about $247 billion in payment errors in fiscal year 2022, but some agencies are reducing improper payments.Improper payments either should not have been… Read More
President Biden
Committee on Oversight and Accountability to look into White House cocaine(The Center Square) – The Committee on Oversight and Accountability plans look into how cocaine ended up in the West Wing of the White House.Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Kentucky, sent… Read More
Springfield
Missouri taxpayers pay for $4M in improvements to Springfield baseball stadium(The Center Square) – New lights shining in Springfield’s minor league baseball stadium were paid for with $4 million from Missouri taxpayers. The city of Springfield and the Springfield Cardinals… Read More
Gender, Missouri
Missouri attorney general joins in warning Target its ‘Pride’ merchandise for kids may violate child-protection lawsMissouri’s attorney general has joined six other AGs in warning Target its Pride merchandise may violate child-protection laws, Fox Business reported Thursday. The seven AGs also noted company officials… Read More
Big Tech, Missouri
White House disagrees with judge’s order on social media in Missouri v. Biden(The Center Square) – The U.S. Department of Justice will review a U.S. District Court injunction requested by Republican Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey prohibiting President Joe Biden’s administration from… Read More