WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Hawley Hammers Need for All District Court Judges to Follow Constitution, Ban Nationwide Injunctions Yesterday in a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) torched rogue judges for utilizing nationwide injunctions to unlawfully halt many of President Trump's policies. The hearing comes after Senator Hawley introduced legislation to ban nationwide injunctions at the distri  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Hawley, Kim Demand Answers from Major Companies after Backlog, Soaring Prices Hamper Fire Department Readiness Today, U.S. Senators Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Andy Kim (D-N.J.), the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Subcommittee on Disaster Management, directed a letter to the CEOs of three major companies - REV Group, Oshkosh Corp., and Rosenbauer America - demanding answers for the rampant iss  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following weekly report entitled "Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims" for week ending March 29, 2025. * * * SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending March 29, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 219,000, a decrease of 6,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 1,000 from 224,000 to 225,000. The 4-week moving average was 223,000, a decrease of 1,250 from   more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, April 5 -- Gov. Mike Kehoe, R-Missouri, issued the following news release on April 4, 2025: * * * Governor Kehoe Announces Appointment to 21st Judicial Circuit Jefferson City -- Today, Governor Kehoe announced a judicial appointment to the 21st Judicial Circuit. Jeffery McPherson, of Webster Groves, was appointed as Circuit Judge in the 21st Judicial Circuit. Mr. McPherson is a partner at Armstrong Teasdale LLP. He earned his Juris Doctor from St. Louis University   more

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Washington, ranking member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release on April 4, 2025: * * * Ranking Members Larsen and Stanton Statement on Trump Administration's Short-Sighted Elimination of Successful Resilience Initiative Washington, D.C.-- Today, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Rick Larsen (D-WA) and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Economic Develop  more

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- Rep. Wesley Bell, D-Missouri, issued the following news release on April 4, 2025: * * * Rep. Bell and Rep. Smith lead Missouri Delegation to Urge Federal Disaster Declaration Following Missouri Tornados Washington, D.C.-- Today, Representative Wesley Bell (D-Mo.) and Representative Jason Smith (R-Mo.) led the entire Missouri delegation in the House and Senators Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) in sending a letter to President Donald J. Trump requesting he gr  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Cleaver, Titus, 125 House Democrats Urge President Trump Not to Eliminate Support for Museums and Libraries (Washington, D.C.) - This week, U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO), Dina Titus (D-NV), and 127 House Democrats urged the Trump Administration to forgo its proposal (link is external) to eliminate the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), which provides the main  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on April 3, 2025: * * * FACT SHEET: Trump Imperils Program to Help Working Americans Heat and Cool Their Homes Trump and RFK Jr. fired entire staff running LIHEAP--putting program that helps 6 million American households heat and cool their homes in grave jeopardy $378 million due to go out to help Americans avoid sweltering heat this summer now at risk  more

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on April 4, 2025: * * * Smith: Trump's Tax and Tariff Policies Already Attracting Job-Creating Investments WASHINGTON, D.C. - Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) issued the following statement after the Bureau of Labor Statistics released the jobs report, showing the economy beat expectations and created 228,000 new jobs last month: "Under P  more