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CNN: The Lead with Jake Tapper: U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt on Pete Hegseth nomination

97.1 FM (St. Louis): Mark Reardon Show: Schmitt on Hegseth, China, DOGE, more

Fox News’ Ingraham Angle: Schmitt on foreign relations and Biden baiting Putin

Wired: Schmitt, Wyden warn the Pentagon: Get a handle on China’s telecom hacking

TonysKansasCity.com: Hawley endures rebuke after putting DOJ & FBI on notice

Fox News: Trump picks Billy Long to lead IRS

The Hill: Trump names Billy Long as IRS head

Newsweek: Billy Long videos go viral after Donald Trump IRS nomination

Missouri Independent: Donald Trump picks Missouri’s Billy Long to lead the IRS

P-D: Sam Fox, St. Louis entrepreneur, megadonor and US ambassador, dies at 95 (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

St. Louis Public Radio: Sam Fox, St. Louis entrepreneur and philanthropist who served as a U.S. ambassador, dies at 95

This Week in Missouri Politics Mid-Week Update: Scott Faughn introduces new Missouri Times writer Jake Kroesen; revamped Whispering Gallery morning newsletter and how to subscribe and contribute information; update on 12 Days of DEI; Scott’s one-day employment and meeting schedule at Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance in January 2025; thoughts on Anna Hui and other gov cabinet appointments; changes to the Missouri Plan; more

Scott Faughn on X: How to contact Jake Kroesen

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Brad (Hildebrand) & John (Combest) Show on 104.5 FM (WashMo): David Gregory bounty legislation: turning in illegal aliens for fun and profit (link opens at 17:25)

Brad & John Show on Instagram: Wednesday show summary

Brad & John Show playlist on Spotify: 250 songs from first 250 Instagram summary posts (curated by Camellia Peterson)

Listen live: Brad & John Show, Wednesday morning (7-8 AM Central)

KTTN radio (Trenton): Grundy County Republican Central Committee endorses Justin Sparks for Speaker; GOP Rep. Mazzie Christensen calls Jon Patterson “a Republican in name only (RINO)”; Chairman Ben Thomas says Republican Rusty Black’s voting record places senator on “the blue side of the aisle”

Jason Rosenbaum’s Politically Speaking podcast: Missouri state Rep.-elect Colin Wellenkamp on Amendment 3’s message, teacher pay, Royals and Chiefs incentives

KC Star: Missouri Republican lawmakers push to reinstate abortion ban after Amendment 3 passed

KC Star: Abortions could begin in Kansas City on Friday if Jackson Co. judge blocks restrictions (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on AOL here)

AP: Judge considers first lawsuit to overturn Missouri’s near-total abortion ban

P-D: Retirement of Missouri’s top cop gives new governor opening to name his own crime czar (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

JCNT: State public safety director retiring next month

P-D: O’Laughlin wants state Supreme Court judges to run for election (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

P-D: State lawmakers look to subsidize residential development in downtown St. Louis (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

KCTV: “Casino Employees Against Smoking Effects” want to ban smoking in Missouri casinos, plans Feb. 3 event (link via TonysKansasCity.com)

JCNT: Housing tax credit meeting on tap this month in Jefferson City

Columbia Missourian: Fall 2025 applicants to UM System campuses can still opt out of standardized testing

P-D: Two more managers leave St. Louis Public Schools amid leadership turnover (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

Brad & John Show, Wednesday morning: High-level summary of “Jingle!” disaster in O’Fallon; AG Andrew Bailey (link opens at 13:15 mark)

P-D editorial: Bring Missouri child care out of the ‘desert’ (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

Amazon.com: John Combest: Stalking, Harassment, Internet Trolling: A Guide to Recovering and Rebuilding After Online Attacks – available in paperback and Amazon Kindle

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