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The Springfield Republican was recently ousted as the chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee. He talked about why he felt 2025 was a turning point in Missouri politics on the latest episode of Politically Speaking.

Trump broke little new ground, restating messages his White House has been pushing for months: that economic problems can be blamed on Joe Biden, and that his second term has been a massive success.

The Senate has given final passage to the annual National Defense Authorization Act, which raises troop pay by 3.8%. It also pressures Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to provide lawmakers with video of strikes on alleged drug boats near Venezuela.

President Trump's lawsuit alleges that the BBC's fall 2024 documentary was "a brazen attempt" to harm his re-election. The BBC has apologized but rejects his claim.

A new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll finds 70% of Americans say things have become too unaffordable and have a dim outlook on the economy and President Trump's handling of it.

A new program at the Department of Energy is pushing the development of nearly a dozen new reactor designs at breakneck speed.

Members of the St. Louis County Council say the reductions more accurately reflect what departments spent in 2025 and will not harm services.

FIFA said it would sell $60 tickets to the World Cup, including for the final — but only for supporters of qualified teams. And the actual number of available tickets is limited.

Get Covered Illinois says consumers need more time to compare plans and costs.

The announcement that Tyson would shutter a massive beef processing plant in Nebraska was the first such closure in more than a decade. Beef processors are running at lower capacity, as the U.S. cattle herd size is the smallest it's been since the 1950s.

Barbara Rose Johns was 16 when she led a walkout at her high school, credited with helping end school segregation. Her statue replaces Robert E. Lee's, which was removed in 2020.

Hiring cooled this fall, according to delayed figures released by the Labor Department Tuesday. Employers added 64,000 jobs in November as the unemployment rate rose to 4.6%.