John Diehl during his time in the Missouri House of Representatives (Tim Bommel/Missouri House Communications). Former Missouri House Speaker John Diehl was sentenced to 21 months in federal prison Monday after pleading guilty last year to misusing federal loans meant to help businesses withstand the COVID-19 pandemic. Diehl, a St. Louis-area attorney, admitted defrauding the…
A sign welcomes visitors to Bureau of Land Management land near Cedar City, Utah. Republicans in Congress have used a tool known as the Congressional Review Act to target management plans for public lands in Utah and elsewhere. (Photo by Spenser Heaps for Utah News Dispatch) Over the past year, GOP leaders and the Trump…
An Iranian flag is planted in the rubble of a police station, damaged in airstrikes on March 3, 2026, in Tehran. The United States and Israel have continued the joint attack on Iran that began on Feb. 28. Iran retaliated by firing waves of missiles and drones at Israel, and targeting U.S. allies in the…
Big Pharma owes us honesty and transparency. Then it needs to get serious about making medicines affordable (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor). Every month, I get a sinking feeling as I walk into the pharmacy. I’m a mom of three looking after kids with complex medical needs, as well as my own, so I’m a familiar…
In this online ad, prediction market platform Kalshi advertises its sports betting products in California and Texas, both states that have not legalized sports gambling. States are increasingly targeting platforms like Kalshi, arguing they circumvent the protections and taxes of regulated gambling markets. (Image courtesy of Dustin Goucher/ Event Horizon newsletter) Online prediction markets allow…
Stock market numbers are displayed on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on March 6, 2026. All three major indexes continued to dip at opening as oil prices rose amid war with Iran and a weak jobs report. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images) WASHINGTON — The United States lost…
State Sen. Nick Schroer, a Defiance Republican, offers a floor substitute to his cannabis bill on April 9, 2025, kicking off a lengthy debate of the legislation (Annelise Hanshaw/Missouri Independent). The Missouri Senate passed a criminal and juvenile justice bill Thursday on a 20-9 vote after hours of negotiations. Introduced by state Sen. Nick Schroer,…
Winston Churchill delivers the lecture he called “The Sinews of Peace,” better remembered as the “Iron Curtain” speech, on March 5, 1946, in the gymnasium at Westminster College in Fulton (Photo courtesy of Westminster College). FULTON — What is leadership? That was the question Fulton Middle School eighth grader Kendall Acton posed Thursday to Winston Churchill…
More than half of the money sent to crisis pregnancy centers in Missouri comes from the federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program, which is meant to provide aid to families who are struggling financially. In 2026, the centers will receive $10.3 million in TANF funds — a significant increase from the $4.3 million budgeted…
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem at a Nashville press conference on July 18, 2025, to discuss arrests of immigrants during recent Immigration and Customs Enforcement sweeps. (Photo by John Partipilo/Tennessee Lookout) WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump Thursday said Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem will be leaving the post for a job as a…
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