Center Square

(The Center Square) – Republican Colorado Congresswoman Lauren Boebert is co-sponsoring legislation in the U.S. House to abolish the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives.

(The Center Square) – Twenty Republican state attorneys general are expressing support for President-elect Donald Trump’s immigration policies.

(The Center Square) – Republicans in Congress led by U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, introduced a joint resolution proposing a constitutional amendment to impose term limits for members of Congress.

(The Center Square) – More state legislatures and governors are expected to take actions this year related to threats posed by the Communist Party of China (CCP) and People’s Republic of China (PRC).

While many states expanded and adopted school choice programs in 2024, some advocates are excited about new education options for families in 2025 – made possible because of this year’s election results.

(The Center Square) – Of the more than 14 million illegal border crossers reported under the Biden administration, an unknown number of violent Venezuelan Tren de Aragua prison gang members illegally entered the country.

(The Center Square) – The National Association of Realtors has unveiled its list of the top 10 housing markets poised for significant growth in 2025.

(The Center Square) – A Missouri delegation is focusing on border security after being briefed with an Operation Lone Star Task Force led by Goliad County, Texas, Sheriff Roy Boyd.

(The Center Square) — The Republican Governor's Association teamed up to send a letter urging Congress to reauthorize the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.

(The Center Square) – Another federal court has ruled against the federal program, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), arguing a Biden administration plan to provide free health care to DACA recipients is illegal.

(The Center Square) – The National Football League has issued a security alert to players after players’ homes were burglarized allegedly by a South American crime syndicate, NFL.com reported.

(The Center Square) – The largest-ever prescription drug bust in U.S. history has been taken against opioid distributors targeting Houston.

(The Center Square) – President Donald Trump will nominate former U.S. Rep. Billy Long, a Missouri Republican, as the commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service.

(The Center Square) – A case investigating an E. coli outbreak in multiple states stemming from onions found in some McDonald’s quarter pounder hamburgers has been concluded, federal agencies said this week.

(The Center Square) – A group of 23 attorneys general led by Missouri and Kansas has put the Biden administration’s Department of Education on notice about its fourth attempt to force American taxpayers to pay for others' student loan debt.

(The Center Square) – A coalition of 28 attorneys general has petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene in a case in which Mexico is blaming U.S. gun manufacturers for Mexican cartel gun violence.

(The Center Square) – Eighteen states have sued the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and members of the Biden administration for actions they argue the agency has illegally taken against cryptocurrency companies and their employees.

(The Center Square) – A group of Republican governors has joined together in a letter to key congressional leaders and agricultural policymakers that warns that delayed reforms and inflationary pressures are pushing farmers to a breaking point.

(The Center Square) – Eleven states, led by Texas, have sued the three largest institutional investors in the world for allegedly conspiring to buy coal company stocks to control the market, reduce competition and violate federal and state antitrust laws.

(The Center Square) – Missouri state Sen. Jill Carter, R-Granby, plans to file bills in the state legislature to increase border security measures and ensure law enforcement agencies have the resources they need to combat increasing border-related crimes.