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Monday, December 15, 2025 – Missouri political news headlines

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Did you take the weekend off? Friday’s headlines are here.

Did you take the weekend off? Saturday’s headlines are here.

Did you take the weekend off? Sunday’s headlines are here.

This Week in Missouri Politics: Sen. Eric Schmitt talks with host Scott Faughn about narco-terrorists, foreign aid and trade, China, Missouri’s role in national defense, relationship with President Trump, and the St. Louis Cardinals’ future; panel of Leadbelt Strategies’ Casey Burns, Ellinger Bell’s Stephanie Bell, lobbyist Sharon Jones and Renew Missouri’s James Owen discuss top stories of 2026 and who won the year

Christmas gift idea via Amazon: Eric Schmitt’s book: The Last Line of Defense: How to Beat the Left in Court (note: As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.)

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The FARM Show, Saturday: Which crops are covered by Trump’s $12 billion payout plan? Excerpts from Monday’s press conference, more

Axios, via MSN: Trump advisers strafe Hawley over new pro-life group

Missouri Independent: Missouri AG Catherine Hanaway faces coordinated, pro-China social media attacks over $24B COVID judgment

St. Louis Public Radio: St. Louis-based 1st Congressional District could be next battleground of Voting Rights Act

Instagram reel: Cori Bush’s “Tear Yo Kingdom Down” remix featuring Wesley Bell, Lacy Clay, Steve Roberts, Red Schoendienst and Redd Foxx

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Friday: Ann Wagner blocks out the noise, passes legislation with Democrat votes (link opens at 2:25 mark)

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Wednesday: The Ann Wagner “California” tweet: What Ann and her staff can learn from Bill Clinton, and what her staff should do for the kid who tweeted it (link opens at 14:45 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

St. Louis Public Radio: St. Louis providers warn immigrants to keep documents safe due to new federal policy change

Christmas gift idea via Amazon: Holly Rehder’s “Cinder Girl: Growing Up on America’s Fringe” (note: As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.)

Instagram reel: Stephen Webber vs. Doug Beck: Who will lead Senate Dems in 2026?

Instagram reel: Bellefontaine Neighbors beatdown! Newly-released security cam footage shows Sen. Angela Mosley (D-Florissant) and St. Louis County Councilwoman Shalonda Webb exchanging haymakers

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Monday: Fistfight fallout: Angela Mosley’s Atticus Finch moment, and why Missouri Democrats need more Elbert Waltons and Joyce Aboussies (link opens at 10:35 mark)

Christmas gift idea via Amazon: Campaign Missouri 1992: “Scandal, a seemingly endless barrage of negative television commercials, and unusually strong and skillful candidates made the election campaigns of 1992 some of the most exciting in Missouri’s history.” Featuring Chuck Hatfield, Kit Bond, Jay Nixon, David Steelman, and many others (note: As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Check “other used and new” for more affordable options)

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The FARM Show, Saturday: Missouri Farm Bureau elections and 2026 policy overview, via Jake Kroesen’s Missouri Times coverage; Ag Director Chris Chinn’s “Dear Santa” wish list for Missouri ag

Christmas gift idea via Amazon: Lis Smith’s Any Given Tuesday: A Political Love Story; former top Claire McCaskill strategist on her time in St. Louis, how to successfully and gracefully alpha-widow inadequate men, her relationship with Eliot Spitzer and ensuing paparazzi fallout, and McCaskill’s d*ck joke about a Missouri GOP consultant (note: As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.)

“Where’th my hug?” the lispy manlet squeaked as he entered the ballroom. The ick traveled straight from Robb’s vocal cords into Maddie’s ears and sent a flash of dryness through her body. She turned toward Robb and forced a smile, leaning down slightly to deliver an ass-out one-arm hug. – Creepers and Copers: Ranking Your Male Admirers for Safety, Fun and (Maybe) Friendship by John Combest (note: As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.)

EXCLUSIVE excerpt from Creepers & Copers (above), via Joyce Aboussie bio

Missourinet: Statewide tour on elder abuse – organized by Lt. Governor David Wasinger and state Sen. Adam Schnelting (R-St. Charles) – inspires 2026 legislation

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Monday: Summary of David Wasinger and Adam Schnelting protecting seniors (link opens at 1:50 mark)

Missourinet: Missouri remains caught up on sexual assault evidence kit work; comments from AG Catherine Hanaway

St. Louis Public Radio: Activists’ “report” claims St. Louis Public Schools loses $2,360 per student annually from tax incentives for developers

Amazon.com: John Combest: Stalking, Harassment, Internet Trolling: A Guide to Recovering and Rebuilding After Online Attacks – available in paperback and Amazon Kindle (note: As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.)

Missouri Independent op-ed: Janice Ellis: Missouri Republicans are putting party priorities ahead of their citizens

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