/tags/donald-trump Donald Trump en-US Copyright © 2024 �������� Sun, 22 Jun 2025 02:24:24 GMT /government-politics-issues/2025-06-21/missouri-and-illinois-lawmakers-react-to-trumps-attack-on-iran The United States bombed three nuclear sites in Iran on Saturday, President Donald Trump said, a move that comes after Israel launched attacks on the country less than two weeks ago. Sun, 22 Jun 2025 02:24:24 GMT /government-politics-issues/2025-06-21/missouri-and-illinois-lawmakers-react-to-trumps-attack-on-iran Jason Rosenbaum /government-politics-issues/2025-06-21/congresswoman-budzinski-wants-granite-city-works-investment-from-nippon Budzinski doesn’t find Nippon’s announcement that it will retain production at Granite City Works for two years to be reassuring. Sat, 21 Jun 2025 21:01:10 GMT /government-politics-issues/2025-06-21/congresswoman-budzinski-wants-granite-city-works-investment-from-nippon Jason Rosenbaum /government-politics-issues/2025-06-17/big-beautiful-bill-could-wreak-havoc-on-key-funding-source-for-missouri-medicaid Missouri’s House speaker declined to sign a letter calling for passage of the “Big Beautiful Bill,” citing its potential impact on the state’s Medicaid program. Tue, 17 Jun 2025 20:17:54 GMT /government-politics-issues/2025-06-17/big-beautiful-bill-could-wreak-havoc-on-key-funding-source-for-missouri-medicaid Jason Rosenbaum /government-politics-issues/2025-06-13/josh-hawley-optimistic-radiation-compensation-trump-budget For several years, U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley has pushed to add Missouri ZIP codes to a program known as RECA that provides compensation to people who became sick due to radiation exposure. Fri, 13 Jun 2025 20:18:14 GMT /government-politics-issues/2025-06-13/josh-hawley-optimistic-radiation-compensation-trump-budget Jason Rosenbaum /government-politics-issues/2025-06-13/at-least-30-no-kings-rallies-planned-saturday-in-missouri-thousands-nationwide A “No Kings” demonstration is scheduled Saturday in downtown St. Louis, one of nearly 30 planned in Missouri and almost 2,000 across the country against Trump administration policies. Fri, 13 Jun 2025 18:02:05 GMT /government-politics-issues/2025-06-13/at-least-30-no-kings-rallies-planned-saturday-in-missouri-thousands-nationwide Zoe Naylor /government-politics-issues/2025-06-10/president-donald-trump-grant-former-illinois-house-speaker-michael-madigan-clemency Michael Madigan’s sentencing hearing will cap the most aggressive, expansive corruption investigation in Chicago since the days of Rod Blagojevich. But many wonder: Would President Donald Trump grant clemency? Tue, 10 Jun 2025 10:00:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2025-06-10/president-donald-trump-grant-former-illinois-house-speaker-michael-madigan-clemency Dave McKinney, Jon Seidel /government-politics-issues/2025-06-09/trump-fema-st-louis-tornado-disaster-declaration Trump’s decision opens up individual aid for people affected by the deadly tornado that devastated parts of the St. Louis region. Tue, 10 Jun 2025 00:18:29 GMT /government-politics-issues/2025-06-09/trump-fema-st-louis-tornado-disaster-declaration Jason Rosenbaum /news-briefs/2025-06-06/advocates-rally-st-louis-immigrants-increased-ice-detentions On Monday, attorneys said several immigrants in St. Louis were detained after they received text messages from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to report to a local office for check-ins. Fri, 06 Jun 2025 22:08:23 GMT /news-briefs/2025-06-06/advocates-rally-st-louis-immigrants-increased-ice-detentions Hiba Ahmad /government-politics-issues/2025-05-30/illinois-rep-budzinski-granite-city-works-nippon-steel After President Donald Trump said last week that the Japanese company Nippon would invest $14 billion in U.S. Steel, it’s unclear what could happen to the Metro East steel mill. Fri, 30 May 2025 10:00:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2025-05-30/illinois-rep-budzinski-granite-city-works-nippon-steel Will Bauer /government-politics-issues/2025-05-23/gov-kehoe-disaster-declaration-requests-st-louis-tornado FEMA has recently denied Arkansas, West Virginia and Washington’s requests for disaster declarations. But Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe says he feels “really good.” Fri, 23 May 2025 10:00:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2025-05-23/gov-kehoe-disaster-declaration-requests-st-louis-tornado Will Bauer