by Marshall Griffin | Mar 14, 2024 | News, Politics / Govt, Science / Technology
Both of Missouri’s Republican senators plan to vote “yes” on the U.S. House bill that could ban TikTok from the United States. The bill would force TikTok’s parent company, China-based ByteDance, to sell the social media platform within five months or else it would be...
by Marshall Griffin | Mar 11, 2024 | Crime / Courts, News
Someone is pretending online to be Missouri Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer, R-3rd District, and trying to scam people into sending money through Facebook Messenger. Luetkemeyer himself unveiled the scam on his X account, formerly known as Twitter. Someone lifted a...
by Missourinet Contributor | Dec 2, 2023 | Crime / Courts, News, Politics / Govt
The U.S. House of Representatives voted Friday to expel New York Congressman George Santos. The resolution needed a two-thirds majority to pass, which it got with a 311-114 tally. Santos is facing 23 federal charges, which include conspiracy, wire fraud, making false...
by Marshall Griffin | Jul 17, 2023 | Crime / Courts, Health / Medicine, News
U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-California, has appointed Third District U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer, R-Missouri, to a new Republican-only task force focusing on drug cartels at the Mexican border. Luetkemeyer told Missourinet affiliate KWIX in Moberly that the...
by Joey Parker | Apr 15, 2022 | News, Politics / Govt
In the latest diplomatic salvo between the United States and Russia over Vladimir Putin’s attack on Ukraine, all of Missouri’s members of congress are now sanctioned by Russia. The Russian Ministry of Affairs says the personal sanctions are in response to the...