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The Hill: Missouri’s Eric Schmitt on Trump shakeup: Stephen Miller “will be an outstanding Chief of Staff”

KZRG (Joplin): Morning News Watch: U.S. Rep. Eric Burlison on the midterm bloodbath and Amendment 3’s defeat

KC Star: Democrats rode a blue wave. Can they ever keep up momentum in Missouri? (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on MSN here)

97.1 FM (St. Louis): Mark Reardon Show: Former Missouri Republican Party Executive Director Jean Evans and outgoing state Rep. Steve Butz (D-St. Louis City); Butz on Jon Patterson not wanting to run for state Senate, and House Democrat Action Fund’s strong fundraising (8:00); Jean Evans on the Missouri Republican Party leadership and consultants’ strategic failures and how they let down Ann Wagner (9:30); Dems’ state legislative wins, much more

KSDK (St. Louis): The Record with Mark Maxwell: Fred Wellman describes riding Tuesday’s blue tsunami into office

The Guardian (UK): How a ‘flaming liberal’ podcast host won a US House seat in conservative Missouri; Fred Wellman explains why advertising, the DCCC and fundraising didn’t matter

Springfield Daily Citizen: Missouri State University staff scrambled ‘well into the night’ in response to accountant’s ICE arrest

SNL: Mexican restaurant closes indefinitely, blames immigration crackdown

KC Star: KC racial justice summit today to focus on reparations (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on MSN here)

P-D: St. Louis Fed president says lowering inflation to 2% is a ‘necessary condition’ (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free archived version here)

Missouri Independent: Missourians rejected another abortion ban. Republicans say they’re not giving up yet.

KC Star: Missouri’s Amendment 6 may restore these laws citizens passed and lawmakers overturned

KCUR (Kansas City): Missouri’s next House majority floor leader is Chappell Roan’s uncle. Their politics sharply differ

KBIA (Columbia): Number of MOScholars scholarship users ticking upward

JCNT: ServMO state service commission launches task force to address youth mental health needs

Southeast Missourian: Cape Girardeau’s Cindy Lange on ServeMO statewide task force

Columbia Missourian: Missouri AG reveals investigation into other downtown businesses after Reign Bar probe

SNL: Missouri DHSS says Christian County resident has confirmed case of measles

Joplin Globe: Missouri Public Service Commission sets deadline to intervene in Spire rate case (avoid Joplin Globe paywall by reading free archived version here)

Missouri Independent: Missouri to pay $150,000 to settle lawsuit over prisoner’s death by suicide

P-D: Judge dismisses ‘Woke Ginger’s’ argument of wrongful firing tied to political criticism (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free archived version here)

P-D: Suit says Jim Onder harassed, fired worker who objected to Ferguson data center campaign (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free archived version here)

St. Louis Public Radio: Lawsuit alleges lawyer James Onder ran bot campaign for Ferguson data center

St. Louis Magazine: Lawsuit accuses Jim Onder of sex harassment, violating the law to push Ferguson data center

Joplin Globe editorial: VA grants to benefit Southwest Missouri veterans (avoid Joplin Globe paywall by reading free archived version here)

P-D’s Lynn Schmidt: Missouri’s 2nd Congressional District voters didn’t reject the Republican Party – they rejected Congress’ lack of accountability (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free archived version here)

Columbia Missourian’s Ted Farnen: The ‘Blue Wave’ covers the nation, state and Boone County

Yesterday’s (Friday, November 6, 2026) Missouri political news headlines

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