Top Republican on House Budget Committee misleads on debt ceiling
Rep. Jason Smith (R-MO) said Democrats should not raise the debt limit when there are unspent appropriated funds.
By Josh Israel - October 13, 2021Rep. Jason Smith (R-MO) said Democrats should not raise the debt limit when there are unspent appropriated funds.
By Josh Israel - October 13, 2021To many prominent Republicans, vaccination mandates are on par with the persecution and slaughter of millions.
By Oliver Willis - September 17, 2021‘I don’t want anyone else to have to go through what I went through, ever,’ said Rep. Cori Bush.
By Associated Press - August 07, 2021The bill’s sponsor, Missouri Republican Rep. Jason Smith, once decried federal involvement in determining local school curriculums.
By Josh Israel - August 04, 2021Rep. Billy Long (R-MO) announced his Senate campaign after reportedly meeting with former President Donald Trump.
By Oliver Willis - August 04, 2021The conservative state is still in crisis when it comes to Black maternal mortality, a new report shows.
By Lisa Needham - July 29, 2021Earlier this year, the Supreme Court agreed to hear a case about Mississippi’s previability ban.
By Lisa Needham - June 23, 2021Mark McCloskey and his wife, Patricia, will pay fines and forfeit their guns as punishment for their misdemeanor crimes.
By Josh Israel - June 17, 2021Vicky Hartzler has a long history of opposing LGBTQ rights, including the Equality Act.
By Casey Quinlan - June 11, 2021The governor and state Legislature took an oath to support the Missouri Constitution, but they have decided not to do so.
By Josh Israel - May 13, 2021‘You only get this kind of mismatch when the legislature is pretty significantly out of step with the average voter.’
By Associated Press - May 03, 2021Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt said Mark and Patricia McCloskey were just ‘defending their property and safety.’
By Josh Israel - March 24, 2021‘What is likely to happen if gun laws are not followed is people get killed as a result,’ said a senior counsel with the Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence.
By Associated Press - March 07, 2021Sen. Josh Hawley was one of six senators to oppose certification of President Joe Biden’s election win.
By Oliver Willis - March 04, 2021It’s the most his campaign has raised since October 2018.
By Amy Lieu - February 02, 2021Sen. Josh Hawley, criticized for his role in the Capitol riot, is holding up the confirmation of Biden’s homeland security chief.
By Josh Israel - January 19, 2021The Missouri lawmaker cheered on pro-Donald Trump rioters shortly before they violently attacked the Capitol.
By Josh Israel - January 18, 2021The Missouri senator is facing heat for encouraging the riot in the Capitol on Jan. 6.
By Josh Israel - January 08, 2021The Trump administration has three more executions scheduled ahead of the Jan. 20 inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden.
By Associated Press - December 16, 2020An expert on race and politics said the site smacks of the ‘Southern strategy’ of communicating a racist message through coded language.
By Associated Press - October 12, 2020Mark and Patricia McCloskey were also charged with evidence tampering.
By Daniel Boguslaw - October 07, 2020The changes in Kansas City came after several professional franchises, including the Cleveland Indians in Major League Baseball, have been pushed to drop racist imagery.
By Associated Press - September 12, 2020Sen. Josh Hawley recently demanded a federal investigation into why a St. Louis couple was investigated for pointing guns at nonviolent protesters.
By Josh Israel - August 27, 2020A protest movement has helped create a new generation of Black progressive leaders in St. Louis.
By Associated Press - August 09, 2020Also: Racism is recognized as a public health crisis in Michigan, and residents of Nevada will have an easier time voting in November.
By Dan Desai Martin - August 07, 2020Michael Brown’s killing in 2014 in Ferguson vaulted Cori Bush into the role of activist.
By Associated Press - August 05, 2020The money need not be used to protect workers from more COVID-19 outbreaks.
By Josh Israel - August 04, 2020A white husband and wife were charged with felony unlawful use of a weapon for displaying guns during a racial injustice protest outside their mansion.
By Associated Press - July 20, 2020Missouri Republican Gov. Mike Parson wants to reopen schools even though he says kids ‘will’ get COVID-19.
By Oliver Willis - July 20, 2020Missouri Gov. Mike Parson appears to have ignored his own advice.
By Dan Desai Martin - July 13, 2020