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…
Commentary: Missouri’s CAFO policy is built to multiply pollution, not prevent it
(Photo by Kent Becker, U.S. Geological Survey) Missouri’s refusal to establish setback spacing requirements between concentrated animal feeding operations, to…
Democrats flip 16 Missouri House seats, ending Republican supermajority
Democrats won 17 seats in the Missouri House on Tuesday, breaking the Republican supermajority (Tim Bommel/Missouri House Communications). The blue…
AI agents with friendly faces and adorable bodies can distract you from serious risks
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman introduces a family of personal AI agents called Dots on Sept. 29, 2026. Heather Diehl via…
NASA’s Swift telescope has burned up, months after a robot sent to save it failed – here’s why it’s so hard to boost a satellite
NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory orbits above Earth in this illustration. NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center/Chris Smith (KBRwyle) NASA’s Neil…
Democrats won Congress. Now they have to figure out how to deal with Trump.
U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks during a press conference at the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee headquarters on…
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…
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).…
Commentary: Art isn’t a luxury. It’s what helped me through my hardest times.
The House Lounge on the third floor of the Missouri Capitol, home of Thomas Hart Benton’s mural “The Social History…
Midterm Wave Sets a Course for ‘Medicare for All’ Fight
LANSING, Mich. — Fifteen years working as an emergency room nurse has convinced Kim Bogan that the only way to…
Healthcare Cuts Fuel Democrats’ Election Blowout
Healthcare affordability. Abortion access. “Medicare for All.” Healthcare was a major force behind the big wins for Democrats in this…
Missouri Senate Republicans choose new leaders as election losses reshape chamber
State Sen. Nick Schroer, a Republican from Defiance, right, speaks Thursday with state Sen.-elect Sam Alexander, a Republican from Bolivar,…