Eastern Missouri’s large Democratic-leaning county anchored by a mix of suburbs and government complexity.
Progressive Abdul El‑Sayed has won the Democratic nomination for the open US Senate seat in Michigan, defeating establishment-backed Rep. Haley Stevens in a close contest. The result has handed a high-profile victory to the party’s left flank and will set up a November general election against Republican Mike Rogers for a seat critical to control of the Senate.
College football is contending with a wave of lawsuits and conference rules as new NCAA five-year eligibility rules collide with court orders. Schools are barring players returning from professional stints and lawsuits are reshaping rosters ahead of Week 1. The landscape is changing as conferences push uniform restrictions.
A U.S. district judge has sentenced Siddharth Jawahar to 11 years in prison and ordered $31.35 million in restitution to victims for a multi‑million dollar fraud at Swiftarc Capital. Prosecutors say new money financed older investors and an extravagant lifestyle, with Jawahar directing most funds into a single declining asset. The case names Kelce among victims; many details remain undisclosed.
The Supreme Court has granted the Justice Department's emergency request to pause a lower court order and allow the Department of Homeland Security to use its revamped SAVE database to verify voters' citizenship ahead of the Nov. 3 midterms. The court's six conservative justices supported the stay; three liberal justices dissented, warning of disenfranchisement risks.