Gov. Mike Kehoe (R-MO) called a special session on Friday to draw up a new congressional map for Missouri. Kehoe announced the move in a video statement published on X. He said the state would “take action on redistricting” to ensure districts “truly put Missouri values first.” The governor held up the proposed new map, […]

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has fired two dozen employees at the Federal Emergency Management Agency amid the Trump administration’s crackdown on the disaster response agency. The Department of Homeland Security announced Friday evening that Noem had terminated 24 FEMA workers, including top officials, for having “brazenly neglected basic security protocols.” “FEMA’s career IT leadership […]

The House returns to Washington in September, and headlines indicate they will not be bored. In the month since congressional lawmakers left Capitol Hill to return to their home districts and states, both Democrats and Republicans have been plagued by contentious topics and social issues that threaten to cast a shadow over official business. After […]

A federal appeals court on Friday ruled President Donald Trump’s sweeping “Liberation Day” tariffs were unlawfully implemented. A split U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled 7-4 that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, which Trump cited to issue his so-called “reciprocal tariffs” and a trio of tariffs aimed at Canada, Mexico, and […]