The Missouri Capitol in Jefferson City (Jason Hancock/Missouri Independent). The push to gerrymander Missouri’s congressional districts to create another GOP-leaning seat officially kicked off Wednesday with Democrats alleging the House violated the constitution by conducting business without a quorum. Only around 20 lawmakers were present Wednesday afternoon when the Missouri House convened for the beginning…
Prisoners look out of their cell as Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem tours the Terrorist Confinement Center, or CECOT, on March 26, 2025 in Tecoluca, El Salvador. The Trump administration deported 238 alleged members of the Venezuelan criminal organizations ‘Tren De Aragua’ and Mara Salvatrucha. (Photo by Alex Brandon-Pool/Getty Images) WASHINGTON — A…
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media in the Oval Office at the White House on Sept. 2, 2025 in Washington, DC. Following days of speculation about his health from users on social media, President Trump made his first public appearance in a week to announce the moving of Space Command headquarters from Colorado…
The Federal Emergency Management Agency building is seen on May 15, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images) WASHINGTON — Democratic attorneys general have updated their complaint against the Trump administration in a lawsuit over whether the Federal Emergency Management Agency can refuse to spend pre-disaster mitigation grants approved by Congress. The attorneys…
A polling location in Jefferson City (Annelise Hanshaw/Missouri Independent). The U.S. Department of Justice has been reaching out to Missouri election officials requesting access to voting equipment used in the 2020 presidential election. According to a memo produced by the Missouri Association of County Clerks and Election Authorities, at least two county clerks have been…
California National Guard members stand guard at an entrance to the Wilshire Federal Building on June 13 in Los Angeles, California (Mario Tama/Getty Images) President Donald Trump’s move to send National Guard troops and U.S. Marines to quell immigration protests in Los Angeles this summer violated a federal law against military members conducting domestic law…
People in New York City look at a sign informing them that the Statue of Liberty is closed on Oct. 1, 2013 due to a government shutdown. Tensions among lawmakers and President Donald Trump, combined with party leaders’ increasing focus on next year’s midterm elections, makes the possibility of a shutdown next month higher than…
Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe discusses the 2025 legislative session with reporters in his Capitol office on May 16 (Jason Hancock/Missouri Independent). The son of a Republican lawmaker is suing Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe alleging his First Amendment rights were violated when Kehoe preemptively declared a state of emergency and activated the National Guard in anticipation…
A new Missouri law went into effect last week eliminating the luxury tax on period products and diapers (Getty Images). Diapers and menstrual hygiene products such as tampons and pads will now be taxed at a lower rate in Missouri stores. The new law, which went into effect last week, eliminates what’s commonly known as…
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies during his Senate Finance Committee confirmation hearing at the Dirksen Senate Office Building earlier this year in Washington, DC. (Win McNamee/Getty Images). The Make America Healthy Again movement has generated a lot of discussion about public health. But the language MAHA proponents use to describe health and disease has also…
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