A new Human Rights Watch report claims that banning so-called gender affirming care for minors is “ruining people’s lives.” But when you strip away the activist language and call things what they really are, the entire argument collapses. What the report calls “care” is not care at all. It’s a collection of life altering, body changing procedures that include sex change surgeries and chemical castration through puberty blockers and cross sex hormones. These are not life saving treatments. They are elective interventions that interfere with a child’s natural development, often leaving [...]

August 13, 2025 Press Release Ballwin, MO – Congresswoman Ann Wagner (R-MO) released the following statement after the audit of St. Louis-area postal operations: “The utter mismanagement of St. Louis area postal facilities has been a stain on our region that has severely impacted Missourians for too long.  I have repeatedly called for an audit and now that I have seen the results, it’s clear the problem is worse than we ever thought.  This goes beyond mere incompetence. Bad leadership and completely ineffective management have stopped Missourians from getting [...]