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Donald Trump Jr. says pushback against Cabinet picks proves they're the disrupters voters wanted
Read full article: Donald Trump Jr. says pushback against Cabinet picks proves they're the disrupters voters wantedDonald Trump Jr. says any pushback from the Washington establishment around his father’s unconventional choices for Cabinet proves they are just the kind of disruptors that voters are demanding.
Judge's order limits government contact with social media operators, raises disinformation questions
Read full article: Judge's order limits government contact with social media operators, raises disinformation questionsAn order by a Louisiana federal judge sets up a high-stakes legal battle over how the Biden administration can interact with social media platforms.
Judge limits Biden administration in working with social media companies
Read full article: Judge limits Biden administration in working with social media companiesA judge on Tuesday prohibited several federal agencies and officials of the Biden administration from working with social media companies about “protected speech,” a decision called “a blow to censorship” by one of the Republican officials whose lawsuit prompted the ruling.
Missouri GOP contenders distance themselves from McConnell
Read full article: Missouri GOP contenders distance themselves from McConnellAs the U.S. Senate primary campaign nears its end in Missouri, all three of the leading Republican candidates are making it clear that if elected, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell won't have their support.
Biden vaccine rule for health workers blocked in 10 states
Read full article: Biden vaccine rule for health workers blocked in 10 statesA federal judge has blocked President Joe Biden's administration from enforcing a coronavirus vaccine mandate on health care workers in 10 states that had brought the first legal challenge against the requirement.
States challenge Biden's vaccine mandate for health workers
Read full article: States challenge Biden's vaccine mandate for health workersA coalition of 10 states has filed a lawsuit challenging a new rule by President Joe Biden's administration requiring millions of health care workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
Senate hopeful flexes power of AG's office through lawsuits
Read full article: Senate hopeful flexes power of AG's office through lawsuitsA U.S. Senate candidate in Missouri, Republican state Attorney General Eric Schmitt, is flexing the power of his office by filing a slew of lawsuits, including against Democratic cities and schools to stop mask mandates.
Republicans trod well-worn path to court to sue Biden
Read full article: Republicans trod well-worn path to court to sue BidenThese are busy days for Republican state attorneys general, filing repeated lawsuits that claim President Joe Biden and his administration are overstepping their authority on immigration, climate change, the environment and taxes.
GOP Missouri Attorney General Schmitt running for US Senate
Read full article: GOP Missouri Attorney General Schmitt running for US SenateFILE - In this Aug. 6, 2020 file photo, Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt speaks during a news conference in St. Louis. – Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt on Wednesday announced he's making a bid to replace Roy Blunt in the Senate, setting up a Republican primary against disgraced former Gov. Voters first elected Schmitt to the state Senate in 2008 to represent a suburban St. Louis district. He was elected state treasurer in 2016, then took over as the state attorney general after Josh Hawley vacated the seat to join the U.S. Senate in 2019. He won another term as attorney general in 2020.
FBI: White supremacists plotted attack on US power grid
Read full article: FBI: White supremacists plotted attack on US power gridThe documents were inadvertently unsealed last week before the mistake was discovered and they were quickly sealed again. They also allegedly shared recommended reading on white supremacist literature, required a “uniform” to symbolize their commitment and talked about making weapons. The affidavit says the Ohio teen put Nazi flags in his room, but his mother told him to take them down. One man from Oshkosh, Wisconsin, allegedly told the Ohio teen: “I can say with absolute certainty that I will die for this effort. The man told border agents that he was going to visit the Ohio teen, whom he had recently met over an encrypted app, according to the affidavit.
Mo. AG refers 12 cases of Catholic clergy sex abuse for prosecution
Read full article: Mo. AG refers 12 cases of Catholic clergy sex abuse for prosecutionCNN(CNN) - Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt on Friday released a 185-page report detailing his review of 2,000 priests' personnel files, dating from 1945 to the present day. At a press conference on Friday, Schmitt said he is referring 12 cases for local prosecution. In Missouri, jurisdiction to formally investigate alleged criminal activity of this nature lies with local law enforcement, not the attorney general. In all, the report includes "credible allegations of 163 instances of sexual abuse or misconduct by Catholic diocesan priests and deacons against minors," according to the report. "Sexual Abuse of minors by members of Missouri's four Roman Catholic dioceses has been a far-reaching, long-standing scandal.