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IRS will be larger than the Pentagon under Democrat bill passed without any Republicans

The IRS is about to become the largest federal agency after Democrats pass what they call the Inflation Reduction Act. The bill includes adding an additional 87,000 IRS bureaucrats making it larger ...

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Herschel Walker says racist critic on MSNBC “needs Jesus”

Herschel Walker, the Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate in Georgia, has turned the other cheek to an MSNBC contributor who suggested he was one of the “negroes” who would do what ...

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Video: Professor calls Josh Hawley transphobic for saying men can’t get pregnant

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A University of California law professor accused Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., of being transphobic for saying that only women can get pregnant. The exchange took place during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on ...

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Vicky Hartzler holds lead in Republican Senate primary race

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Rep. Vicky Hartzler holds a narrow lead in the race for the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate in Missouri. With the primary election less than a month away, she remains ahead ...

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Republican leaders want to know what TikTok is doing with U.S. user data

TikTok’s use of user data is in the crosshairs of nine senators including Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) and Ted Cruze (R-Tex.). In a letter from Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) the company, which is ...

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Kansas medical professionals support Aug. 2 passage of Value Them Both Amendment

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Kansas medical and mental health professionals announced Friday their support for the pro-life Value Them Both constitutional amendment. The measure would overturn a controversial Kansas Supreme Court decision in 2019 that declared ...

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Pelosi blocks bill to protect Supreme Court Justices

Backed by Democrat leaders in the House of Representatives on June 9, Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) blocked a bill to increase security for Supreme Court justices. “Nobody is in danger,” Pelosi asserted ...

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House Democrats block bill to protect Supreme Court justices

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House Democrats are blocking a Senate-passed bill to provide security protection for members of the Supreme Court who are facing pro-abortion violence and intimidation. Since a leaked draft of a Supreme Court ...

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Leonid Kravchuk, Independent Ukraine’s first president, dies

Leonid Kravchuk, Ukraine’s first president after breaking away from the Soviet Union, has died at 88 Ukrainian officials announced on Wednesday. Kravchuk may be most remembered for signing a 1994 agreement with ...

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Increased charter school funding goes to Missouri House

The Missouri Legislature is moving closer to providing increased funding for charter schools. The Senate passed a bill by a vote of 29 to five, and it now will go back to the ...

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Almost 92 percent of national Congressional seats contested as Missouri, Florida decide redistricting

The only states as of April 5 without new legislative and congressional districts in place for 2022 elections are Florida, New Hampshire, and Missouri. On April 4, Maryland became the 47th state to formally ...

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Missouri Sen. Blunt says he will vote against Supreme Court nominee

Both of Missouri’s senators now are on the record as saying they will vote against Ketanji Brown Jackson’s nomination to the Supreme Court, saying he disagrees with her judicial stance. “My sense ...

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Former Missouri Sen. Kit Bond endorses Vicky Hartzler for Senate

Former Missouri Sen. Kit Bond has endorsed Rep. Vicky Hartzler in the Republican primary. “Missourians deserve a senator who knows how to get things done,” he said. “Vicky has shown during her ...

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Anheuser Busch heiress announces campaign for Democratic Senate nomination

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A candidate with a familiar name has announced that she is running for the Democratic nomination to the U.S. Senate from Missouri. St. Louis beer heiress Trudy Busch Valentine joined the heated ...

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Sen. Josh Hawley voices concerns as Supreme Court confirmation hearings begin

The U.S. Senate on Monday will begin Supreme Court confirmation hearings for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson. With Democrats in narrow control of the Senate and Jackson receiving three Republican votes in the past for her confirmation ...

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White House threatens to veto ending airline mask mandate after Senate vote

Passengers can drop their masks on U.S. planes after the Senate passed a resolution to repeal a mask. It also covers other public transport. The White House immediately said they would veto ...

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Josh Hawley introduces bill to reopen U.S. energy “full throttle”

U.S. energy production would kick into high gear in a new plan by Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.). The popular Missouri senator on Monday, Feb. 28, vowed to introduce legislation that will reopen energy production in the ...

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Vicky Hartzler releases campaign ad criticizing men competing in women’s sports

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Missouri Senate candidate Vicky Hartzler is tackling the destruction of women’s sports by transgender men in a new campaign commercial. She begins the ad by referencing Lia Thomas, the University of Pennsylvania ...

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Update on Missouri congressional redistricting battle

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After more than 50 hours of the record-breaking filibuster on the Senate floor, the seven conservative caucus members are taking a break. That’s because Republican leadership has said there will be no ...

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Rep. Jason Smith will seek reelection instead of joining crowded Senate race

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Smith is a common name but it won’t be on the ballot for the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate in Missouri. Rep. Jason Smith is telling colleagues he wants to be ...

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Sen. Josh Hawley endorses Vicky Hartzler for U.S. Senate

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The race for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in Missouri heated up on Saturday when Sen. Josh Hawley endorsed Rep. Vicky Hartzler. The announcement came during the state Republican party’s Lincoln ...

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Supporters of 7-1 congressional map rally at Missouri Capitol

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The battle over redistricting Missouri’s eight congressional seats heated up in Jefferson City on Monday. Several senators joined political activists from across Missouri to oppose a proposed 6-2 congressional redistricting map that ...

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Missouri Rep. Billy Long responds to YouTube after it removed campaign ad

Missouri Rep. Billy Long, who is running for the Republican nomination for Senate, is firing back at YouTube after it removed one of his campaign commercials. The ad, which was slated to ...

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UPDATE: Hundreds rally against Missouri DHSS Director Kauerauf at confirmation hearing

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On Monday more than 250 people from across the state rallied inside the Missouri State Capitol Rotunda to oppose the confirmation of the DHSS Donald Kauerauf. “No Vote. No Vote,” echoed through ...

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Donald Kauerauf: questions and concerns about confirmation vote on Monday

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On Monday, the Missouri Senate will consider the nomination of Donald Kauerauf to be the director of the Department of Health and Senior Services. Kauerauf has been appointed to the position since ...

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