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Fox News: Chuck Schumer is ‘afraid of his own shadow,’ Schmitt says as shutdown looms

Fox News: Democrats’ shutdown gamble reveals party divisions, Schumer’s weak spot with the left; comments from Schmitt

KCMO (Kansas City): Pete Mundo in the Morning: Congressman Mark Alford on potential government shutdown

KSGF (Springfield): Mornings with Nick Reed: Congressman Eric Burlison on potential government shutdown and James Comey indictment

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Monday: Cori Bush vs. Wesley Bell – why Cori is leaking announcement news this week and what Wesley must do TODAY (link opens at 16:25)

P-D’s Joe Holleman: Sen. Angela Mosley (D-Florissant) and her sister, former Rep. Rochelle Walton Gray (D-Bellefontaine Neighbors), sue St. Louis County councilwoman, claiming she started fight with them (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Tuesday: Update on Dem alleged catfight in Bellefontaine Neighbors: Angela Mosley details her injuries, and why her husband is a plaintiff too (link opens at 17:30 mark)

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Monday: Breaking down the the *alleged* Angela Mosley vs. Shalonda Webb slapfight (link opens at 10:55 mark)

P-D: League of Women Voters says it can register voters in St. Louis courthouse again (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

St. Louis Public Radio: Democratic National Committee will contribute to blocking Missouri congressional map

Fox 2 St. Louis: Missouri Democrats get help from DNC in fight against redistricting

KCTV: DNC will pay for signature-gathering efforts in Missouri

Missouri Independent: 4th lawsuit challenges Missouri’s new congressional maps just as Kehoe signs them into law

KWTO (Springfield): The Elijah Haahr Show: GOP superattorney Marc Ellinger on Dem lawsuits against the “Missouri First” congressional map

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Tuesday: Recap of Marc Ellinger on Elijah Haahr’s show re: most likely redistricting outcome, PLUS: Marc is not an old guy (link opens at 4:20 mark)

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Friday: The Best of Both Worlds: Mike Kehoe can’t lose with new congressional map (link opens at 15:35 mark)

Missouri Independent: Campaign gears up to defeat Missouri abortion ban amendment

JCNT: Missouri requests federal SNAP waiver

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Tuesday: Put that sugar on my tongue, tongue – is Kehoe right to snatch junk food away from welfare recipients? (link opens at 14:30 mark)

Missourinet: Kansas City stadium funding bill goes to court today

P-D: St. Louis jury to decide whether unregulated slot machines are illegal gambling devices (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

Missourinet: New Missouri laws include silent police pursuits, stunt driving, and car door checks

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Monday: The Four-Year “Racist Graffiti” Itch: what will happen in Francis Howell after social justice warrior’s tale? (link opens at 6:30 mark)

The Missouri Times op-ed: Rep. Hannah Kelly (R-Mountain Grove): What Charlie Kirk taught us about political discourse: 3 Lessons in Class

The Missouri Times op-ed: Rep. Louis Riggs (R-Hannibal): Strangling rural AI adoption in Its cradle

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

Barnes & Noble author page: John Combest books

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