A phenomenal moment in the Senate. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., claims he has evidence Jack Smith went to a HAWKS game in Atlanta. Smith denies it. Schmitt declares he has busted Jack Smith for perjury. Smith, vexed, says he went to HAWKEYES game in Maryland. Watch the whole thing:

Missouri earns ‘F’ for judicial financial disclosure This is a 10 year old report. Definitely needs updating. Missouri near the bottom on transparency of gifts to Supreme Court judges. #moleg needs to update. Reps and senators are banned from talking lobbyist gifts. publicintegrity.org/politics…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SEPTEMBER 25, 2026
  Statement from Rick Brattin on U.S. Supreme Court Ruling  
(JEFFERSON CITY, MO) – State Senator Rick Brattin has released the following statement about today’s ruling:
 
“I am grateful to the Eighth Circuit for squarely addressing the merits of this case and stating plainly what common sense and the Constitution require: voters should not choose their nominees under one congressional map and then be forced into entirely different districts for the general election.
 
Today’s Supreme Court decision is a travesty for Missouri voters and for the integrity of our elections. Missouri will now conduct a congressional primary under one map and a general election under another. Voters who lawfully participated in the August primary will be moved into districts where they had no voice in choosing the nominees who will appear on their ballot in November. This is the most unprecedented form of voter disenfranchisement in American history, and Missouri voters deserve far better.
 
The responsibility for this chaos rests first and foremost with the Missouri Supreme Court. With the stroke of a pen, it overturned a congressional map passed by the people’s elected legislature and signed by the Governor after that map had already been used to conduct the primary election. The Eighth Circuit recognized the serious constitutional problem that decision created. Missouri voters are now being forced to live with the consequences.
 
This is part of a dangerous pattern of courts asserting power that belongs to the people and their elected representatives. Judges are not kings, and courts are not legislatures. Our system of government depends upon each branch respecting the constitutional authority of the others. The Missouri Supreme Court abandoned that principle in this case, usurped the authority of Missouri’s duly elected legislative and executive branches, and left Missouri voters paying the price.”

Another thing: Hamilton actually preached at the National Prayer Service for Obama's second inauguration — widely considered part of Obama's attempt to avoid rocking the boat, given Hamilton's "centrist views." Naturally, @RNS broke that news at the time. religionnews.com/2013/01/18/…

BOOOOOOOOOMMMMM!!!!!!!

Statement from Secretary of State Denny Hoskins

It is disappointing that today’s decision by the United States Supreme Court means Missouri will conduct its November general election under a different congressional map than its primary election. Voters deserved consistency and certainty, and not for the rules to be changed between elections. Nevertheless, Missouri will follow the Court’s order.

BREAKING: The Eighth Circuit ruled that Missouri must use its 2025 congressional map in November, holding that switching to the 2022 map after the August primary violates the Constitution. The court ordered entry of a permanent injunction, but paused it for one week.