President Donald Trump on Thursday moved to capitalize on a U.S. Supreme Court decision weakening the federal Voting Rights Act as he urged one governor to gerrymander his state and praised another for suspending an approaching primary. The court’s decision on Wednesday struck down Louisiana’s congressional map as unconstitutional and empowered other Republican states to break…
Vice President Kamala Harris participates in a ceremonial swearing-in with Sen. Josh Hawley as his wife Erin Morrow Hawley, and children Elijah, Blaise and Abigail, look on at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 3 in Washington, DC. (Alex Wong/Getty Images). U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley has opened a new front in the fight over medication abortion,…
The Missouri House of Representatives on Feb. 19 (Tim Bommel/Missouri House Communications). The Missouri House voted down a bill Thursday that would have expanded the rights of parents in their child’s school or doctor’s office. The bill faced robust debate Tuesday, which ended with the House signaling its approval with a vocal vote. However, the…
Economic assistance application for the South Dakota Department of Social Services. (Photo by Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight) WASHINGTON — State officials say they need more information from the Trump administration before they can fully implement new requirements for Medicaid, according to a survey released Thursday by KFF and the Georgetown University Center for Children and…
After facing costly heating bills this winter, a new report says consumers shouldn’t expect relief for the summer months, as electric prices and temperatures continue to rise. (Photo by Dave Cummings/New Hampshire Bulletin) After facing costly heating bills this winter, consumers shouldn’t expect relief for the summer months, according to new projections for household utility…
The U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026. (Photo by Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom) WASHINGTON — U.S. House Republicans adopted their budget resolution Wednesday night, clearing the way for the party to pass a bill in the coming weeks that will provide tens of billions in additional funding for immigration enforcement. The 215-211…
State Rep. John Black, R-Marshfield, speaks in the Missouri House in March (Tim Bommel/Missouri House Communications). The Missouri General Assembly passed a sweeping public safety bill Wednesday that Democrats say would correct errors in legislation signed by Gov. Mike Kehoe three weeks ago. The legislation also combines bills aimed at clarifying the state’s sex offender…
ICE agents search the passenger of a truck as they arrest both him and the driver during a traffic stop in February in Robbinsdale, Minn. Almost a quarter of ICE arrests in recent months have been “collateral,” a category that has raised legal questions, rather than “targeted” arrests based on preexisting warrants or removal orders….
A protest sign outside the U.S. Supreme Court when Louisiana v. Callais was argued on Oct. 15, 2025 (Ashley Murray/States Newsroom). Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ office on Monday invoked an upcoming landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision on the role of race in drawing congressional districts to justify the Republican’s proposed gerrymander. “The use of race…
State Sen. Jill Carter, a Republican from Granby, is chair of the Senate committee that has pared back legislation aiming to authorize the state to impose Medicaid work requirements if federal law changes (Annelise Hanshaw/Missouri Independent). A proposal to write Medicaid work requirements into the Missouri Constitution has been stripped down in a Senate committee…
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