By Natasha Bertrand and Katie Bo Lillis, CNN When Ukraine successfully targeted Russia’s prized warship last month with anti-ship cruise missiles, it had some help from the United States. Ukrainian forces, having spotted the Russian warship in the Black Sea, called their American contacts for confirmation that it was in fact the Moskva, sources familiar
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By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri taxpayers are a step closer to getting a several-hundred-dollar refund from the state. The Senate on Thursday night endorsed a plan to provide a one-time tax credit of up to $500 for individuals and $1,000 for couples. The refunds would go only to
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By Daniella Diaz, CNN House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced in a letter to her colleagues Friday morning the chamber will vote on legislation that would allow Capitol Hill staffers to unionize next week, a major development for labor activists who have pushed for the option for years. “Congressional staffers deserve the same fundamental rights and
Continue Reading By Paul LeBlanc, CNN Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper says in his new book that then-President Donald Trump asked him in 2020 about launching missiles into Mexico to “destroy the drug labs” and kill cartels, The New York Times reported Thursday. “We could just shoot some Patriot missiles and take out the labs, quietly,” Trump
Continue Reading By Joan Biskupic, CNN legal analyst & Supreme Court biographer The chief justice of the United States is only as powerful as the individual who wears the title and his times. At this moment in his Supreme Court stewardship, John Roberts appears suddenly ineffectual. Gone is the confident jurist whose views prevailed across the board
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By Kate Sullivan and Sam Fossum, CNN President Joe Biden returned to a familiar punching bag on Friday, focusing his message on countering China as he aims to convince Americans his economic plans are working despite some of the worst inflation the US has seen in decades. In a visit to Hamilton, Ohio, Biden urged
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By Ella Nilsen, CNN The solar energy industry has been thrown into a panic and projects are grinding to a halt after the Biden administration launched an investigation that some solar CEOs worry could tank the industry. The Commerce Department launched the probe in March into whether four countries in Southeast Asia that supply about
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By Joan Biskupic, CNN legal analyst & Supreme Court biographer The chief justice of the United States is only as powerful as the individual who wears the title and his times. At this moment in his Supreme Court stewardship, John Roberts appears suddenly ineffectual. Gone is the confident jurist whose views prevailed across the board
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By Whitney Wild, CNN Law enforcement officials in Washington, DC, are bracing for potential security risks posed by reactions to the leaked draft Supreme Court majority opinion that would strike down Roe v. Wade. An alert generated Thursday by US Capitol Police and reviewed by CNN warned about far-right calls for violence against a religious
Continue Reading By Ariane de Vogue, Tierney Sneed, Chandelis Duster and Devan Cole, CNN The Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade on Friday, holding that there is no longer a federal constitutional right to an abortion. The opinion is the most consequential Supreme Court decision in decades and will transform the landscape of women’s reproductive health in
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By Paul LeBlanc, CNN Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper says in his new book that then-President Donald Trump asked him in 2020 about launching missiles into Mexico to “destroy the drug labs” and kill cartels, The New York Times reported Thursday. “We could just shoot some Patriot missiles and take out the labs, quietly,” Trump
Continue Reading By Kaitlan Collins, CNN Karine Jean-Pierre will become the new White House press secretary when Jen Psaki departs her role next week, President Joe Biden announced in a statement Thursday, becoming the first Black and out LGBTQ person to hold the position. Jean-Pierre currently serves as the White House’s principal deputy press secretary. “Karine not
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By Kara Scannell and Zachary Cohen, CNN The Department of Justice is quietly unraveling a complex web of shell companies and middlemen used by Russian oligarchs, and President Vladimir Putin himself, as it accelerates efforts to seize assets belonging to the Kremlin’s most wealthy and influential players, the Justice official charged with leading the team
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The city of Warsaw will be receiving nearly $3.25 million in financial assistance from the Missouri Department of Natural Resources to upgrade to the city’s drinking water system. The project is anticipated to be completed by August of next year. Crews will replace aging water lines throughout the city with updated
Continue Reading By Ariel Edwards-Levy and Jennifer Agiesta, CNN Most Americans say now is not the time to end a pandemic-era border restriction that the Biden administration hoped to drop this month, but those who say it ought to continue are divided over how long it should remain in place, according to a new CNN poll conducted
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By Paula Reid, CNN Rudy Giuliani’s appearance before the January 6 committee, set for Friday, has been canceled, his attorney told CNN. Robert Costello said his client had been expected to appear virtually before the panel on Friday. On Thursday, Giuliani asked to record the interview, both audio and video, but the committee rejected that
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The Missouri legislature has only one day left to get a 2023 state budget on the governor’s desk, and both chambers have yet to pass the 15 budget bills.
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Former Missouri governor Eric Greitens can have access to his ex-wife’s cellphone records in a child custody case, a judge ruled last week.
Continue Reading By Natasha Bertrand and Katie Bo Lillis, CNN When Ukraine successfully targeted Russia’s prized warship last month with anti-ship cruise missiles, it had some help from the United States. Ukrainian forces, having spotted the Russian warship in the Black Sea, called their American contacts for confirmation that it was in fact the Moskva, sources familiar
Continue Reading By Oren Liebermann and Henry Klapper, CNN The commanding officer stood before the sailors of the USS George Washington’s security team. One of their own, Xavier Sandor, had taken his life a few weeks earlier in mid-April, and the captain had come down to speak with the 110 or so young men and women who
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