The federal government will partially shut down Saturday at 12:01 a.m., though the latest shutdown is expected to be short-lived. U.S. Senate Democrats reached an agreement with Republicans and the Trump Administration on Thursday to delay spending increases for the...
U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner, R-Mo. 2nd District, is keeping an eye on several issues while she and other members of the U.S. House are back home in their districts this week. The U.S. Senate, meanwhile, is in session and grappling over the stopgap spending bill the House...
The U.S. Senate is exploring how drones – in the wrong hands – are a threat to national security. The Senate Judiciary Committee conducted a hearing Tuesday into the issue. Missouri U.S. Sen. Eric Schmitt, a member of the committee, asked Steven Willoughby from the...
South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem is now awaiting a vote by the full U.S. Senate for her nomination as the next Homeland Security Secretary. U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, questioned her during last week’s confirmation hearing and liked what he heard. “Is the...
U.S. Attorney General William Barr has announced today in St. Louis that a federal operation has led to the arrests of more than 650 suspects – 34 of which are accused of murder. The federal effort, called Operation Legend, is named after a four-year-old Kansas City...
