Politics Sep 28 Missouri Gov. Kehoe signs Trump-backed plan to help GOP win another U.S. House seat Missouri is the third state this year to try to redraw its districts for partisan advantage, a process known as gerrymandering.
Politics Sep 12 Missouri Senate passes Trump-backed redistricting plan that could give Republicans another U.S. House seat The plan goes to Republican Gov. Mike Kehoe for his expected signature to make it law. But opponents immediately announced a referendum petition that, if successful, could force a statewide vote on the new map.
Politics Sep 10 Missouri Republicans advance Trump-backed plan to redraw U.S. House districts The plan approved Tuesday now moves to the state Senate and could give Republicans a shot at winning almost all of Missouri's U.S. House seats. The mid-decade redistricting is part of an emerging national trend, following similar efforts in Republican-led…
Nation Sep 09 Presidents are taking longer to approve disaster aid, AP analysis finds. For some, the wait is agonizing Trump has approved more than two dozen major disaster declarations since taking office in January, ranging from a one-day turnaround after July's deadly flash flooding in Texas to a 67-day wait after a request for aid because of a Michigan…
Politics Sep 03 Missouri lawmakers join Trump’s redistricting effort in GOP push to win more U.S. House seats Missouri is the third state to pursue the unusual task of mid-decade redistricting for partisan advantage.
Politics Aug 29 Missouri’s governor orders redrawing of U.S. House map in response to Trump’s urging Republican Gov. Mike Kehoe said Friday that he is calling Missouri lawmakers into a special session to redraw the state’s U.S. House districts as part of a growing national battle between Republicans and Democrats seeking an edge in next year’s…
Politics Aug 21 WATCH: Texas Senate considers redistricting measure that will likely add five GOP seats Texas Republicans passed a map creating five new winnable seats for the GOP in that state's House of Representatives on Wednesday.
Politics Aug 19 Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey resigns to become co-deputy FBI director Bailey pursued numerous lawsuits against former President Joe Biden's administration and has defended the state's anti-abortion regulations.
Politics Aug 12 Will Trump change federal marijuana policy? Here’s what to know President Donald Trump is taking a new look at reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug in a move that could nudge the federal government closer to an approach already embraced in many states.
Politics Aug 04 Is political gerrymandering illegal? 6 things to know as Texas dispute carries on When Democratic lawmakers left Texas to try to prevent the Republican-led Legislature from redrawing the state's congressional districts, it marked the latest episode in a long national history of gerrymandering.