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Friday, November 21, 2025 – Missouri political news headlines

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Fox News: Deputy AG blasts Democrats’ ‘abhorrent’ video urging troops to ‘refuse illegal orders’; Schmitt among those criticizing video

POLITICO Playbook: Schmitt to appear on “Fox News Sunday” this weekend

KTVO (Kirksville): Trump, Hawley calling for $2,000 tariff dividends, but at what cost?

KCMO: Mundo in the Morning: U.S. Rep. Mark Alford on saving the World Cup in Kansas City

KCMO: Mundo in the Morning: KC Mayor Quinton Lucas says Alford engaging in “political theater” over World Cup (sound bite at 7:30 mark)

Fox News: Missouri AG Catherine Hanaway takes new legal aim at mail-order abortion pills over safety concerns

Missouri Independent: Missouri challenges FDA approval of new generic mifepristone in push for safety

P-D: Democrats’ Missouri Senate leader says Hanaway should be disciplined over map lawsuit (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

JCNT: Senate minority floor leader files formal complaint against Hanaway

St. Louis Public Radio: Democrat files misconduct complaint against Attorney General

KC Star: Missouri wants to seize Chinese assets in $24B COVID judgment. Can it do that? (avoid Kansas City Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on MSN here)

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Thursday: High spots of Hanaway stories on Missouri State High School Activities Association anti-white discrimination (10:25) and China lawsuit (15:15) (link opens at 10:25)

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Friday: GOP Sen. Ben Brown’s listening tour comes to WashMo; why don’t #moleg forums attract the same freakshows as congressional town halls? (link opens at 2:25 mark)

Kansas Reflector, via Missouri Independent: Kansas, Missouri GOP officials agree to share voter registration details of 6 million people

Fox 2 St. Louis: Osage Nation advancing plans to build casino at Lake of the Ozarks; (feather) Indians don’t need to adhere to Missouri Constitution, don’t have to follow Missouri Gaming Commission rules

KZRG (Joplin): Morning News Watch: Lt. Gov. David Wasinger on getting rid of state income tax, protecting seasoned citizens, and voter ID laws

P-D: St. Charles County judge Matthew Thornhill called GOP chair for input before ruling on voting case, emails say (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Friday: Poll watchers and e-mail fights: A look at the infighting between St. Charles County Republican Central Committee members (link opens at 14:00 mark)

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Thursday: Brad’s story about dealing with Judge Matthew Thornhill, and Thornhill bending the rules after the ruling (link opens at 5:35)

P-D: Flooded generators caused Missouri nuclear plant shutdown, feds say (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

P-D: Judge shouts down St. Louis sheriff’s lawyer during trial. ‘We have gone way astray’ (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

P-D: St. Louis charter school on probation, could shutter over safety and academic violations (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

Washington Missourian: Missouri Department of Conservation data shows Franklin County had largest opening weekend in the state

St. Louis Public Radio: St. Louis on the Air event promo: Transsexual voices take center stage in St. Louis play, created by St. Louis on the Air production assistant; ‘Just Human’ includes clips from 2023 Missouri legislative debate

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Missouri Independent op-ed: The DeBruce Foundation’s Leigh Anne Taylor Knight: New report strengthens the case for career literate classrooms in Missouri

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Thursday: New song: Brad’s homage to John on the two-year anniversary of the Brad & John Show (link opens at 0:45 mark)

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