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 | Jan 24, 2024 | News, Politics / Govt
Two of Missouri’s congressmen have teamed up to blast the rate hikes the U.S. Postal Service just implemented. Northern Missouri Republican Sam Graves and Kansas City Democrat Emanuel Cleaver last week called on the postal service to halt the rate hikes, which didn’t...
by Marshall Griffin | Dec 6, 2023 | Military, News, Politics / Govt
Work continues in Congress on putting together the final version of the National Defense Authorization Act for next year. U.S. Rep. Sam Graves, R-Mo. 6th District, is one of the negotiators for the House. He said the two chambers are not that far apart. “There (are)...
by Marshall Griffin | Dec 4, 2023 | Health / Medicine, Military, News, Politics / Govt
Negotiations continue in Washington over a final version of the National Defense Authorization bill, which currently contains funding for radiation victims in the St. Louis area. U.S. Senator Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, said if that funding is stripped out, he’ll vote...
by Marshall Griffin | Aug 28, 2023 | News, Politics / Govt, Transportation
A battle in Washington, DC is holding up reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration. But this isn’t the normal DC battle – it’s between two airlines: Delta and American. Delta wants to lift restrictions on flights out of Ronald Reagan National Airport in...