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Fox News: Video: Schmitt puts support behind Trump admin’s Christmas Day strikes on ISIS targets

Missourinet: Schmitt’s “End Chinese Lawfare Act” would prevent Chinese court rulings from being enforced in the United States

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.)

KBIA (Columbia): With Hawley’s bill, Churchill museum in Fulton, Missouri, could become National Historic Landmark

Washington Times: Cori Bush’s rematch against Wesley Bell part of a broader wave of attempted political comebacks (avoid Washington Times paywall by reading archived version here)

Washington Times: 5 questions about the wave of congressional comeback campaigns; Cori Bush suggests Bell “wait(s) for permission … answer(s) to wealthy donors, and hide(s) when things get tough” (avoid Washington Times paywall by reading archived version here)

NBC News: Watch these primaries to see where the Democratic and Republican parties are going next; Wesley Bell defeated Cori Bush in 2024 after “a boost from an AIPAC-affiliated group”

Missourinet: Missouri’s Fort Leonard Wood gets housing refresh

KC Star’s Eric Adler: Hero profile: Area social worker helps “Kansas City refugees, children to young adults, deal with the emotional and practical fallout of President Trump’s immigration crackdown”

P-D: Feds award St. Louis Development Corp. $80 million in tax credits (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

Washington Missourian: Head of Eastern Missouri DEA explains investigative tactics to combat ‘darknet’ drug dealing

P-D: Terry J. Ganey, longtime Jefferson City reporter for Post-Dispatch, dead at 77; Ganey covered Missouri Legislature from 1977-2005, co-wrote Claire McCaskill’s memoir (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

Amazon.com: Plenty Ladylike: A Memoir of Claire McCaskill (written by Terry Ganey): House Speaker Bob Griffin (D) tells state rep Claire to get her kneepads if she wants her bill passed; boosting Todd Akin’s 2012 U.S. Senate primary bid; other gems (note: As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.)

USA Today, via SNL: Weekly Missouri unemployment claims data

P-D: More Medicaid patients see dentists in Missouri, but problems persist (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

Missourinet: Missouri Council on Aging warns of Older Americans Act expiration; comments from Executive Director Stacy Morse

P-D: Aldermen taking applications for interim St. Louis sheriff; Spencer’s administration sued state of Missouri for right to appoint new sherifff (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

Fox 2 St. Louis: St. Louis aldermen open applications for interim sheriff amid key dispute; both Gov. Kehoe and Mayor Cara Spencer assert they have authority to appoint new sheriff

P-D editorial: After Sheriff Montgomery, reform the office (avoid stltoday paywall by reading 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 (note: As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.)

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