Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., center, joined by Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso, R-Wyo., left, and Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., speaks to reporters following a Senate Republican policy luncheon at the U.S. Capitol on Dec. 9, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Heather Diehl/Getty Images) WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate in long-anticipated votes failed…
Kilmar Abrego Garcia speaks to a crowd holding a prayer vigil and rally on his behalf outside the ICE building in Baltimore, Maryland, on Aug. 25, 2025. Lydia Walther Rodriguez with CASA interprets for him. (Photo by William J. Ford/Maryland Matters) WASHINGTON — The wrongly deported Kilmar Abrego Garcia is no longer in U.S. Immigration…
Sodas and chips are displayed at a convenience store in the Astoria neighborhood of Queens in New York. As of this month, 12 states, mostly Republican and in the South, have opted to limit SNAP recipients from purchasing foods such as soda and candy (Shalina Chatlani/ Stateline). The U.S. Department of Agriculture has approved Missouri’s…
A voter fills out a ballot during Tuesday’s mayoral runoff election in Miami. Republican lawmakers in Congress are interested in changing a federal law, the 1993 National Voter Registration Act, that some conservatives say makes it too difficult for states to keep their voter rolls up to date (Joe Raedle/Getty Images). Republicans in Congress want…
U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley talks to reporters at the U.S. Capitol on June 28 (Ashley Murray/States Newsroom). WASHINGTON — Missouri U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley is ratcheting up pressure on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to finish a study into medication abortion and to change its prescribing guidelines, sending a letter to Commissioner Marty Makary…
Women who say they were abused by disgraced financier and sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein raise their hands as attorney Bradley Edwards speaks at a news conference outside the U.S. Capitol on Sept. 3, 2025. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) WASHINGTON — A second federal judge in New York on Wednesday granted a U.S. Department of…
U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., talks with reporters during a press conference on Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025. Also pictured from left are Republican Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain of Michigan, Majority Whip Tom Emmer of Minnesota and Majority Leader Steve Scalise of Louisiana. (Photo by Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom) WASHINGTON — U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson…
Joyce, Lilly and Larry Opinsky participate in Ride to Unite, an annual 5K bike ride in St. Louis promoting accessible cycling, in August. The family uses a program called self-directed services to pay care staff for Lilly (Photo submitted). Families of Missourians with developmental disabilities are urging legislators to protect a Medicaid program that allows…
A group of Maine residents protest a proposed electricity price increase ahead of an October public hearing in Freeport. Rising utility prices are increasingly drawing scrutiny from state regulators and lawmakers (AnnMarie Hilton/Maine Morning Star). The last time the Maine Public Utilities Commission considered an electricity price hike, the proposal received fewer than 90 comments…
The U.S. Education Department proposed an agreement with Republican-led states to permanently eliminate the Biden-era SAVE plan. (Catherine Lane/Getty Images) WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Education announced a proposed agreement Tuesday that would permanently axe an income-driven student loan repayment plan in which more than 7 million student loan borrowers are enrolled. Under a…
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