Missouri

Missouri Executes Brian Dorsey Despite Pleas To Spare His Life

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Missouri executed 52-year-old Brian Dorsey on Tuesday, despite pleas to spare his life from more than 70 correctional officers and a judge who upheld Dorsey’s death sentence on appeal. Dorsey was killed with a lethal injection of pentobarbital, punishment for killing his cousin and her husband in 2006 after bingeing crack cocaine, a drug that … Read more

Democratic Rival’s Ad Links Josh Hawley To Anti-IVF Efforts

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A Missouri Democrat is launching a TV ad targeting Sen. Josh Hawley and Republicans over IVF access, previewing what’s likely to become a predominant election-year attack from the left, even in red states. Democrat Lucas Kunce, who hopes to take Hawley’s Senate seat in November, is launching a five-figure ad buy beginning Monday with a … Read more

Supreme Court appears wary of limiting feds’ interactions with social media companies

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The Supreme Court seemed wary Monday of imposing harsh limits on how federal officials communicate with social media platforms about content moderation decisions. Sharply questioning both sides, the justices sought to determine when it is appropriate for the government to encourage the platforms to remove controversial content — if ever. Several justices, both liberal and … Read more

Donald Trump Wins 2024 Missouri Caucuses

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Missouri GOP Moves To Oust Gov. Candidate With KKK Ties Seen Giving Nazi Salute

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Missouri GOP Candidate Burns Books In Twitter Video

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Valentina Gomez, a Republican running for Missouri secretary of state, posted a video to social media this week in which she blowtorched books, falsely claimed that books with LGBTQ+ themes are indoctrinating and sexualizing children, and promised to preside over widespread efforts to remove books from public libraries if she wins her race. “This is … Read more