Almost 30,000 federal employees in the Kansas City area are caught in the chaos that has defined President Donald Trump’s return to the White House. So far, the Trump administration has reinstituted a policy making it easier to fire federal employees. It has ordered remote workers to return to the office. Federal agencies have been […]
Missouri Republicans formally began the push to reinstate a ban on abortion Tuesday night, with a proposed constitutional amendment outlawing the procedure with limited exceptions for victims rape and incest. A Missouri House committee heard four hours of testimony on legislation filed by GOP state Rep. Melanie Stinnett of Springfield that seeks to overturn an […]
The fragile Gaza ceasefire has been tremendously welcome news to Palestinians suffering through 15 months of unceasing violence. Many humanitarian aid workers such as myself, however, are proceeding with caution, recognizing the reality in Gaza remains grim. Current conditions on the ground suggest a much starker existence, as Israeli forces are quite likely to resume their […]
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Tuesday sent the first flight of detained migrants on military aircraft from the United States to the naval base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, as President Donald Trump continues high-profile displays of his immigration crackdown. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem posted photos on social media of men in handcuffs […]
WASHINGTON — Former Hawaii U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard got a step further on Tuesday in her bid to serve as the next director of national intelligence after a U.S. Senate panel propelled her nomination to the Senate floor. Gabbard — who has stood among President Donald Trump’s most controversial Cabinet nominees — managed to secure enough […]
WASHINGTON — Two large unions and an alliance that together represent millions of government and retired workers are suing Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent for allowing a “massive and unprecedented” intrusion into Americans’ personal data, beginning last week when the newly confirmed secretary handed over the department’s payment system to billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk. The American […]
WASHINGTON — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. moved one step closer to becoming Health and Human Services secretary on Tuesday after a Senate committee favorably reported his nomination to the floor. The Finance Committee’s 14-13 party-line vote doesn’t necessarily guarantee Kennedy will receive Senate confirmation, though it signals he does have the chance despite decades of […]
Over 100 people traveled to the Missouri Capitol Monday to testify against bills that would place additional restrictions on transgender children. Some brought posters to show their opposition to the legislation. Others made more subtle gestures, like crocheting in the colors of the transgender flag. Democratic lawmakers placed blue and pink cups reminiscent of the […]
Torch Electronics and other purveyors of unregulated video slot machines that pay out cash prizes would have up to 18 months to convert to regulated lottery games or shut down under a bill approved Monday in a Missouri House committee. By an 8-5 vote, with several members saying they voted “yes” with reservations, the House […]
WASHINGTON — A federal judge issued a temporary restraining order Monday, blocking the Trump administration from implementing a spending freeze on grant and loan programs that was outlined in a memo released last week, but has since been rescinded. Judge Loren L. AliKhan of the U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia became the […]
WASHINGTON — The American Civil Liberties Union, along with immigration legal aid groups, Monday filed the first major lawsuit against the Trump administration’s proclamation of an “invasion” at the southern border to justify expelling migrants and preventing them from claiming asylum. “This is an unprecedented power grab that will put countless lives in danger,” Lee […]
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Monday punted for one month his plans to impose sweeping tariffs against Mexico and Canada after both countries agreed to act on his demands to curb drug trafficking and illegal immigration into the United States. The pauses came as Trump signed a trio of executive orders over the weekend […]
WASHINGTON — Democratic members of Congress were denied entry Monday to the U.S. Agency for International Development, after billionaire Elon Musk, empowered by President Donald Trump, worked to close the nation’s humanitarian arm. Senators and House members rallied outside the agency’s shuttered headquarters in Washington, D.C., vowing to fight Musk’s actions over the weekend. That […]
A lawsuit over $15 million in state funds, where a Fortune 500 hospital company is seeking to stop a not-for-profit provider from opening a new cancer service in its backyard, went to trial Monday in Jefferson City. Since early December, a temporary restraining order has blocked the Missouri Department of Social Services from delivering money […]
The University of Missouri is facing critical decisions about sports betting in its campus community as the practice approaches legality in Missouri. MU must decide whether to ban betting entirely for its campus community, partner with betting companies or find a middle ground. The university could also push for state regulations to restrict certain types […]
VANDALIA — Tara Carroll gave birth to her daughter in 2022 while serving a 22-year sentence in the Women’s Eastern Reception, Diagnostic & Correctional Center. Shortly after she finished laboring in the hospital, the baby was sent home with her husband while she returned to her prison cell. She didn’t leave her bed for a […]
Everything is all Trump, all the time. His overwhelming presence has blotted out the sun. But I still like to keep an eye on the lesser lights. And so, in this consequential moment, I’ve been looking for news on the senior U.S. senator from Missouri. Four years ago, Josh Hawley played a starring role in […]
Nearly two months after a voter-approved constitutional amendment legalizing abortion went into effect, the procedure remains inaccessible in Missouri. On Jan. 31, a Jackson County judge heard arguments over whether to grant an injunction requested by Planned Parenthood that would permit the organization to offer abortion services almost immediately. Last month, Jackson County Judge Jerri […]
WASHINGTON — A federal district judge issued a temporary restraining order on Friday, blocking the Trump administration from moving forward with a proposed spending freeze on grants and loans. Chief Judge John J. McConnell Jr. of the U.S. District Court in Rhode Island wrote in the 13-page ruling the administration’s “actions violate the Constitution and statutes […]
Regulators recently warned officials at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Blue Springs that “deficient practices” at its laboratory, including lax testing procedures and insufficient training, could endanger patients. The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services informed hospital officials that they had found the lab to be in “immediate jeopardy,” the most severe level of […]
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