MO Heartbeat Bill:

Missouri has now passed a bill to ban abortions at eight weeks of pregnancy. The Republican-led Senate approved the legislation 24-10. Alabama,  Kentucky, Mississippi, Ohio, and Georgia have also approved bans on abortion in recent weeks.

• Missouri Senate Passes Bill To Ban Abortions At Eight Weeks Of Pregnancy (KSGF)
• Missouri Senate passes a bill banning abortions at eight weeks of pregnancy (Fox News)

Here’s what Sen. Josh Hawley said about the new MO heartbeat bill.

• Sen. Hawley: Restrictive abortion bills are a response to ‘extremism’ of Democrats’ policies (Fox News)

Border Crisis:

President Trump spoke earlier this week about a new immigration reform plan. The plan would overhaul the current system, and call for a shift towards what is considered to be a merit-based system.

• ICE to hire a contractor to transport 225,000 migrants to shelters across the US (Fox News)

Some believe that the immigration policy doesn’t need to be updated and that President Trump is making false and/or dishonest remarks about the issue.

• CNN’s Jim Acosta accused of being dishonest about Trump’s asylum seekers remark (Fox News)

Do Americans really know how bad the border crisis is though? National news outlets cover the topic almost every day, but do we really understand what’s happening with immigration?

• NANCY PELOSI CLAIMS DEMOCRATS HAVE ALWAYS ACKNOWLEDGED THE BORDER CRISIS (The Daily Caller)
• Poll finds most Americans don’t realize how bad the border crisis is. Here are the eye-popping numbers (Conservative Review)

Rep. Bruce Franks:

Missouri House of Representatives Official Bruce Franks is leaving after just three years in office because of issues with his family and mental health.

• Rep. Bruce Franks quitting Missouri House, cites family and mental health issues. (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

Missouri Non-Discrimination Act:

Ron Calzone explains his position on statements regarding the Missouri Non-Discrimination Act.

• Yes, it is your God-given right to discriminate. That doesn’t mean that it’s right. (The Kansas City Star)

No Impeachment Strategy:

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Democrats to focus on policy ahead of 2020 election instead of looking into the impeachment of President Trump.

• House Democrats fall in line with Pelosi’s no-impeachment strategy despite Trump’s defiance. (The Washington Post)