Kansas AG Kobach sued Snap in state court for deceptive practices and addiction design. Snap claimed federal court jurisdiction by arguing it acted under direction of DHS and FDA, but the court granted remand to state court. Legal analysts warn that Snap's government work claims could expose it to state-actor liability, potentially undermining its content moderation authority and creating massive litigation risk.
Republicans are in panic mode weeks before midterm elections as diesel fuel price spikes and the Iran war's economic fallout threaten their prospects in traditionally red states like Iowa and Kansas. GOP candidates in competitive races are distancing themselves from Trump's policies, while national Republicans shift resources to defend seats they expected to hold easily.
Maud Stevens Wagner, born in Emporia, Kansas, became one of the most recognizable figures in early American tattooing after running away to join the circus and marrying tattooed performer Gus Wagner. Her iconic 1907 photograph displaying her elaborate tattoos is one of the most downloaded tattoo images in the Library of Congress, and artifacts from her life were discovered in an abandoned Kansas farmhouse.