In what could still be considered a stunning defeat, Democrats took control of the House without the “blue wave” that was projected to sweep Republicans from power in state governorships, the Senate ...
Read More »How the Kansas City Star helped Sharice Davids in Kansas politics
One of the beauties of being involved in politics in smaller media markets is that a wider variety of people can become involved on relatively small budgets. Other benefits are obvious. Candidates ...
Read More »Kansas teen meets with members of Congress about flavored tobacco products
Hailey Kisner, Hutchinson, recently traveled to Washington, D.C. to participate in the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids’ Youth Advocacy Symposium. The five-day workshop is designed to build skills in advocacy, communications and leadership. ...
Read More »Maxine Waters honored with leadership award by editors
The nation’s newspapers say partisanship has run amok in Washington. “We need bridge builders,” they say. “The president’s comments are inflammatory,” they opine. So, you would think, in choosing someone to honor ...
Read More »Suspicious letter meant to derail Kavanaugh?
Sixty-five women who say they have known Judge Brett Kavanaugh since high school are coming to the Supreme Court nominee’s defense after allegations of sexual misconduct were leveled at the judge this ...
Read More »Why Congress must investigate Google trying to fix election
On Wednesday, Media Research Center President Brent Bozell issued a statement calling on Congress to probe Google for potential election-meddling: Congress must hold hearings to investigate Google for possibly trying to fix ...
Read More »Tech giants to face Congress, this time over privacy
Sparks could fly next week between six major Web companies and a Congressional Panel investigating privacy. The tech giants and internet-service providers, including AT&T Inc, Twitter Inc, and Alphabet Inc’s Google, will ...
Read More »Facebook CEO models himself after brutal Roman emperor
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s love for ancient Roman emperor Augustus Caesar offers some insights into how he views being a leader, reports CNBC and the New Yorker Magazine. “You have all these good and bad ...
Read More »Kansas’ 2nd District Congressional candidate exposed
In Kansas’ 2nd Congressional District race there is no Democrat primary since only Paul Davis is running for that office. The Republican race is a rather unique situation that deserves a brief ...
Read More »Missouri August 7th State Primary Preview
On Tuesday, August 7, Missouri primary voters will go to the polls to select who will be on the ballot in the general election on November 6. Missouri U.S. Senate Race The ...
Read More »Rural Missourians and Congressional delegates support tariffs
Missouri’s Republican Congressional representatives are finding rural support America’s tariffs to protect agricultural export. President Trump had said it would not be long before other countries began to reduce their high tariffs ...
Read More »Missing or destroyed servers remain hush-hush by media, Mueller investigation
Evidence that the national media, and the Mueller investigation are ignoring was brought up by President Trump this week in Finland. They are the three servers are those of the Democratic National ...
Read More »Wasteful spending skyrockets, exposed in ‘Pig Book’
It has been called a swamp but a new report released this week shows that it may be better described as a pig pen. The report has exposed wasteful government spending that ...
Read More »New governor earns praise from Congressional delegation
One of the first acts of Missouri’s new governor resulted in bipartisan support and praise from the state’s congressional delegation. Republican Gov. Mike Parson, a strong Christian, called a rare meeting yesterday ...
Read More »‘Gang of Eight’ to hear intel on ‘spy’ in Trump campaign
Congressional Democrats, after first staying they were not interested in reviewing the information about a spy placed in the Trump campaign by the FBI, will now be at a briefing today after ...
Read More »Facebook CEO Zuckerberg steers away from questions of censorship
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is appearing on Capitol Hill this week with often awkward answers as he responds to questions about the the power of the social media giant and the privacy ...
Read More »Surprise! Congress agrees with Trump on Jerusalem move
Below is a list of statements from members of Congress following the administration’s Dec. 6 announcement that the United States will now officially recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel: U.S. Senate: ...
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