Trump back on the road as analysts see more congressional races shifting in Dems’ favor
President Donald Trump waves to the crowd after speaking at the Mitchell Center at the University of South Alabama in…
Missouri’s education board was designed to resist politics. Transparency is essential
The Missouri State Board of Education discusses a proposed change to the state’s standardized test during its meeting March 24,…
Trump pressed states for info on millions of voters in the midterms. It’s mostly failed.
A recent court decision on voter rolls marks the latest rebuke of the Trump administration during more than a year…
Immigrants from Ukraine, Sudan could soon lose protected status
Supporters of Ukraine gather outside the Nebraska State Capitol on Feb. 28, 2026, the fourth anniversary of the country’s war…
Data centers are now the largest financial bet in US history
Work continues on the new QTS data center in Eagle Mountain, Utah, on April 17, 2026. Today’s data center buildout…
As AI takes on more tasks, what happens when people have to jump in to clean up after it?
If AI systems have been humming along nicely for weeks or months at a stretch, will the human overseeing them…
Powered by spikes in energy prices, inflation surges to 3.7%
A gas station advertises gas and diesel prices in Forest Glen, Md., on Oct. 5, 2026. More than half a…
Missouri Democrats aim to break Republicans’ streak of House supermajorities
Dr. Hope Tinker, left, Democratic candidate in the 48th Missouri House District, and state Rep. Tim Taylor, the Republican incumbent,…
Some of us never left Ukraine’s side — even if Washington did
President Donald Trump speaks at Wheeler High School near Marietta, Georgia, on July 22. Trump spoke about Trump accounts for…
Young voters fear mass shootings like the one in Oregon, but that fear divides them on gun control
People leave a family meeting area following a shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School on Oct. 15, 2026, in Bend,…
Washington stopped measuring hunger. Missouri is seeing more of it.
(Jon King/Michigan Advance) For more than three decades, the federal government released an annual comprehensive report on the state of…
Next Governor To Face Thorny Choices After California’s Rapid Medicaid Expansion
In March 2025, when California ran out of Medicaid funds to pay doctors and hospitals, the state borrowed $3.4 billion…