White House will again welcome tour visitors on full schedule as of July 19
WASHINGTON (AP) — Public tours of the White House will return to a full operating schedule this month, after nearly…
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Missouri Democrats call for special session on contraception, ectopic pregnancies
Missouri’s top Democratic leaders urged Gov. Mike Parson on Monday to call lawmakers into a special session to pass legislation…
Trump won’t endorse Hartzler, calls Greitens ‘smart’ and ‘tough’ as Senate candidate
Former President Donald Trump tiptoed towards an endorsement in Missouri’s competitive GOP primary for U.S. Senate on Friday, ruling out…
Board of Aldermen moves to fund help for out-of-state abortions
CITY HALL – The St. Louis Board of Aldermen has given initial approval to the establishment of a $1 million…
Courts take the lead role as U.S. immigration policy remains in limbo
WASHINGTON — Eighteen months into President Joe Biden’s administration, immigration reform has stalled despite campaign promises to reform the system,…
U.S. House panel presses gun makers to testify before Congress
WASHINGTON — The chair of the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Reform said Thursday that she had requested that…
Federal judge dismisses Missouri AG Schmitt’s lawsuit blaming China for COVID-19
Attorney General Eric Schmitt’s lawsuit blaming China for COVID-19 was dismissed Friday when a federal judge ruled his court has…
Biden unveils executive order on abortion access, cites case of 10-year-old rape survivor
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden, who has repeatedly been criticized as slow to respond to the widely expected U.S. Supreme…
TV ad spending approaches $10 million in Missouri U.S. Senate primary
In late March, a poll from Trafalgar Group showed the Republican Senate primary in a dead heat. U.S. Rep. Vicky Hartzler,…
Missouri Democratic Senate debate called off after Valentine ignores requests to participate
A scheduled television debate between two of the leading candidates for the Democratic U.S. Senate nomination has been postponed due…
Medicare prescription drug negotiation plan advanced by U.S. Senate Democrats
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Democrats have reached a tentative agreement to negotiate the cost of prescription drugs in the Medicare…
How will the new federal gun law affect Missouri? It’s complicated
The federal gun safety bill passed with bipartisan congressional support in June was heralded as the first notable piece of federal…
Nonprofits in Missouri can withhold donors’ names from government, under new law
Nonprofits in Missouri will no longer have to disclose their donors’ names to government agencies, under a new law signed…
Lawmaker resigns from Missouri House after fraud conviction
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri legislator has resigned her seat after being convicted of falsely claiming she was giving…
Lower insulin co-pays, list prices targeted in new bipartisan U.S. Senate bill
WASHINGTON — Two key senators have presented the details of a bipartisan plan to lower costs for insulin, a lifesaving drug…
Parson proposes special session to cut taxes after vetoing rebate plan
Missouri would have a flat income tax that exempts many lower income earners under a proposal floated Friday by Gov.…