The U.S. Department of Education on Feb. 20, 2026. (Photo by Shauneen Miranda/States Newsroom) WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Democrats and education advocates Wednesday marked one year since the U.S. Department of Education initiated sweeping mass layoffs. Those layoffs set the stage for more unprecedented efforts from President Donald Trump’s administration over the past year to…
Sailors prepare to stage ordnance on the flight deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln in support of Operation Epic Fury in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Feb. 28, 2026. (Photo by U.S. Navy) WASHINGTON — Members of Congress have not formally authorized a war in Iran, though they may soon be expected to…
Protesters hug after learning they lost the fight to keep private prison CoreCivic from reopening in Leavenworth. The city commission voted 4 to 1 on March 10, 2026, to give the company a special use permit (Grace Hills for Kansas Reflector). LEAVENWORTH — CoreCivic will reopen its private prison in Leavenworth to house immigration detainees…
State Rep. Cecelie Williams, a Republican from Dittmer, testifies before a House committee during the 2025 legislative session. (Tim Bommel/Missouri House Communications). The Missouri Senate unanimously approved legislation Tuesday clarifying that pregnant women can get divorced, making it the first non-budget bill to be sent to Gov. Mike Kehoe this year. The bill, filed by…
Pentagon officials ascend stairs on March 10, 2026, as they leave a classified briefing for members of the U.S. Senate on Capitol Hill. (Ashley Murray/States Newsroom) WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats tasked with overseeing defense left a classified briefing Tuesday incensed about President Donald Trump’s war with Iran, as the United States and Israel continue their…
State Rep. Bishop Davidson, a Republican from Republic, speaks in House debate during the 2025 legislative session (Tim Bommel/Missouri House Communications). A proposed constitutional amendment that would give lawmakers broad authority to expand the state sales tax and use the revenue to eliminate the income tax won initial approval in the Missouri House Tuesday. The…
Participants take part in an HIV/AIDS awareness event held by Big Bend Cares in Tallahassee, Fla. Thousands of HIV/AIDS patients across the nation who rely on state drug assistance programs are affected by new eligibility limitations. Federal funding for such programs has remained flat for years. (Photo by Bob O’Lary/Courtesy of Big Bend Cares) Thousands…
Residents confront federal immigration agents following a shooting incident on Jan. 14, 2026, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans during a Tuesday hearing laid the groundwork for legislation that would prevent state and local governments from making decisions on whether to limit cooperation with the federal government on immigration…
President Donald Trump speaks to reporters during a news conference in Doral, Florida, on March 9, 2026. Trump spoke about his administration’s strikes on Iran. (Photo by Roberto Schmidt/Getty Images) President Donald Trump on Monday told House Republicans, who were gathered in Florida for a policy retreat, that he expects the war in Iran will…
State Rep. Dirk Deaton, R-Seneca and chairman of the House Budget Committee, explains his spending proposals during a Monday hearing. (Rudi Keller/Missouri Independent) A push to shift hundreds of millions of dollars among Missouri state colleges and universities ran into bipartisan skepticism Monday during a hearing of the House Budget Committee. State Rep. Dirk Deaton,…
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