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Why congressional redistricting is blowing up across the US this summer
A member of the Missouri House flips through proposed Congressional maps during redistricting debate on Jan. 18, 2022 (Tim Bommel/Missouri House Communications). WASHINGTON — Fueled by President Donald Trump’s aims to bolster the U.S. House’s razor-thin GOP majority in the 2026 midterm elections, a rare mid-decade redistricting fight in Texas grew increasingly bitter in recent days…
State funding uncertainty forces Missouri childcare centers to weigh their options
Seeds of Faith Preschool in Clinton (photo submitted). Nicci Rexroat, owner of A Place To Grow pre-kindergarten center, has worked in child care for 19 years, and she’s beginning to believe most of Missouri has become a child care desert. “You know, I have families calling me every day looking for spots, and we’re full…
White House takes down racist meme of Obamas posted on Trump social media
Chair of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., on Feb. 5, 2026, in Washington, D.C. Scott criticized President Donald Trump’s use of a racist meme on social media. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) WASHINGTON — The White House on Friday pulled down a social media post depicting former…
Missouri judge weighing whether new abortion ban should appear on 2026 ballot
The Cole County Courthouse in Jefferson City (Annelise Hanshaw/Missouri Independent). A Cole County judge heard arguments Wednesday over whether a proposed ban on abortion set to go to voters next year should be thrown out or revised over a provision targeting gender-affirming care for minors. The ACLU of Missouri believes the proposal, which was drafted…
‘He’s free of all the politics’: How Thom Tillis became what passes for a GOP rebel in DC
U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., in an elevator at the U.S. Capitol on June 30, 2025 in Washington, D.C., at a time when Republican leaders were pushing to get President Donald Trump’s “One, Big, Beautiful Bill,” Act through Congress and to his desk before the July Fourth holiday (Alex Wong/Getty Images). WASHINGTON — Sure, Sen….
Immigrants who sought asylum during border surge under increasing pressure
A resident sits on a bench at Make the Road New York, a community center in Corona, Queens, in New York City. Lettering in Spanish reads, “We are here, we’re not leaving.” The area was one of the largest magnets for asylum-seekers from the border, mostly from Ecuador. (Photo by Tim Henderson/Stateline) The millions of…