Eric Schmitt

Missouri U.S. Sen. Eric Schmitt is handling the measure that strips out billions of dollars from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and foreign aid programs.

The final version of the bill contains restrictions on medical provider taxes that alarmed Missouri hospitals.

The Missouri Hospital Association strongly opposed a plan to cap medical provider taxes at 3.5%.

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.

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.

The Missouri Republican senator also downplayed the Trump rift with Elon Musk as negotiations on a massive budget bill heat up.

The protest is one of more than 1,500 across the country, coinciding with President Donald Trump's military parade and 79th birthday and just after two state Democratic leaders were shot in Minnesota.

Preliminary damage assessments will stretch into next week, giving Gov. Mike Kehoe key data for a major disaster declaration request.

More than 5,000 homes were impacted, and 38 people were injured after an EF3 tornado tore across St. Louis.

The former Missouri GOP chairman lost support of a key member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, which likely fatally wounded his nomination to be U.S. attorney for Washington, D.C.