Still focused on D.C. projects, Trump signs order preserving Oval Office
President Donald Trump speaks during an event in the Oval Office of the White House on Nov. 5, 2026. Trump…
Violent, property crime victimization rates fell in 2025, federal data shows
Crime scene tape surrounds an entry to the Barus & Holley engineering building at Brown University. The rate of violent…
Trump’s gerrymandering push flops as Democrats win redrawn seats
President Donald Trump gestures to the crowd at a rally in Dalton, Georgia, on Oct. 16 (Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder). Alabama…
What two surprise Democratic victories reveal about Missouri’s blue wave
Suzanne Luther speaks to a voter in Jefferson City (photo submitted). Suzanne Luther has already picked out this year’s Christmas…
Young home shoppers still priced out without help, according to survey
A workman paints a door at a house under contract in Nanuet, N.Y. New York was ranked last and Indiana…
Flesh-eating screwworm is spreading in the US, threatening livestock and wildlife – hunters can be the first line of defense
Millions of hunters will be in fields and wooded areas, where they can help spot and report any signs of…
The police crashed into a bar. St. Louis taxpayers paid $4.2 million for it.
Twenty-two seconds. That’s how long it took a St. Louis police officer to put a bar owner in handcuffs on…
Young people turned out in near-record numbers for the 2026 midterms, with the economy top of their minds
A near record-high number of young people turned out to vote in the 2026 midterm elections. Aron Smith/Jackson State University…
Missouri voters approve constitutional protections for county sheriffs
Sen. Jill Carter, a Republican from Granby, studies the day’s business on the first day of the 2024 legislative session…
As a potential Democratic wave looms, Trump’s DOJ angles for last-minute power over midterms
President Donald Trump rallied with Iowa Republicans at the Five Flags Center in Dubuque on Sunday (Robin Opsahl/Iowa Capital Dispatch).…
GOP Congress faces funding deadline, farm bill, lengthy to-do list in year-end session
The U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 13 (Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom). WASHINGTON — Voters may have given Democrats…
Georgia Gov.-elect Keisha Lance Bottoms stands on the shoulders of Stacey Abrams, Charlotta Bass and countless other Black women who dreamed
Georgia Gov.-elect Keisha Lance Bottoms hugs her daughter Lincoln during an election night watch party in Atlanta, Ga., on Nov.…
Pope Leo’s trip is a homecoming to Peru – where debate over liberation theology roiled the church during his early years as a priest
A mototaxi drives past a banner of Pope Leo XIV in Chiclayo, Peru, on Nov. 5, 2026, ahead of his…