The whole thing has an almost poignant quality. After sitting down to record private conversations for a memoir—conversations about grief, his late son Beau, and the texture of a long political life—a former president, already out of office and thru the worst years of public scrutiny, only to discover those recordings at the center of a federal legal battle years later. It wasn’t a dispute over tapes at first. It began as a book. Joe Biden met with his ghostwriter, Mark Zwonitzer, in 2016 and 2017 to record the talks that would eventually become Promise Me, Dad, his memoir about…
Author: Sierra Foster
Sierra Foster
Born in Kansas City, Sierra Foster writes about politics and serves as Senior Editor at kbsd6.com. She was raised paying attention to this city, not just living in it. Sierra has a strong, deep connection to Kansas City, from the neighborhoods east of Troost to the discussions that take place in the city hall halls. Sierra, who is presently enrolled at the University of Kansas to pursue a degree in Political Science, applies the rigor of academic study to her journalism. She writes about politics in Missouri and Kansas as someone who genuinely cares about what happens to the people in these communities—the policies that impact them, the leaders who represent them, and the civic forces influencing their futures—rather than as an outsider watching from a distance. Her editorial coverage encompasses state-level policy, local government, and the national political currents that permeate bi-state regional life. Whether it's a city council vote or a Senate race, she has a special gift for turning complex policy language into writing that feels urgent, relatable, and worthwhile. Sierra seldom sits still off the page. She claims that playing soccer on a regular basis has sharpened her instincts for political reporting because of the sport's teamwork, strategy, and requirement to read a changing game in real time. She's probably somewhere in Kansas City with her friends when she's not writing or on the pitch, discovering new reasons to adore a city she already knows so well.
For Shannon Rosa, the word that keeps coming up is angry rather than “worried.” Over the past year, Rosa, a full-time caregiver for her disabled son and senior editor at an autism advocacy resource, has witnessed the Trump administration’s relationship with Medicaid benefits change from tense to openly hostile. She wasn’t shocked when federal officials revealed last month that they were withholding $867 million in Medicaid funding from California, on top of an earlier $1.34 billion freeze. Beyond that, she sensed something darker and more weary. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Centers for Medicare and…
What happened to Roger Rogoff on a Wednesday in Seattle last month has an almost cinematic quality. He was unanimously chosen by a panel of federal judges to serve as U.S. attorney for the Western District of Washington, a post that had been empty and without a leader for over three years. He took the oath of office. The formalities were followed. Then, less than an hour later, he received an email from the President’s Executive Office notifying him of his termination. 54 minutes spent working. That might be a record, but it’s not the kind that anyone intends to…
The timing has a subtle, devastating quality. Malcolm-Jamal Warner’s widow, Dr. Tenisha Delilah Warner, entered DeKalb County Superior Court in Georgia on July 21, 2026, precisely one year after her husband perished in the waters off Costa Rica, and filed a lawsuit against his mother. She didn’t want to. She herself stated as much. “Legally, I had no choice.” Millions of people knew Warner as Theo Huxtable, the endearing teenage son on The Cosby Show who struggled with homework and life lessons in that Brooklyn brownstone. Warner passed away at the age of 54. He had established a more sedate…
The way Will Rosenzweig’s career ended—not in the midst of a scandal or following a misconduct review, but while he was out of town with his family celebrating Rosh Hashana—has an almost cinematic quality. Nevertheless, he received the email. Rosenzweig was finished less than three hours after a conservative pundit shared screenshots of an old blog on X. Before he could even return to the office, five years of federal prosecution work were over. For more than six years, the blog in question had been inactive. According to Rosenzweig’s own account and the details presented in his lawsuit, it included…
Nigel Farage of Reform UK and his deputy Richard Tice filed a lawsuit at the High Court on Friday, accusing the National Crime Agency of illegally disclosing their personal banking information to national media. The claim seeks damages of “more than £25,000″—a comparatively small amount that hardly seems noteworthy at first glance. However, the legal strategy feels much more about momentum than it does about money. Here, the background is important. Both Farage and Tice have been embroiled in an increasingly awkward financial tale in recent months. According to The Guardian, the NCA’s Suspicious Activity Reports program, which banks use…
On June 21, 2025, Shane Sprague had every reason to be happy when he left the Doral Volkswagen lot. 27 years in the Coast Guard. a spotless credit record. In his driveway is a brand-new, Thunderstorm Gray 2024 GMC Sierra 1500 AT4X. He had even received a congratulatory text from his salesman. The deal was completed by any reasonable standard. Ten days later, Broward Sheriff’s deputies surrounded him with guns drawn after an unmarked Ford F-150 crashed into the back of his truck in a Tamarac parking lot. Sprague had done nothing improper. He had completed the financing, paid his…
Samantha Miller had only been married for a couple of hours. On Folly Beach, the golf cart carrying her and her new husband was hit from behind while she was still wearing her wedding gown. Jamie Lee Komoroski, the driver who struck them, was going 65 mph in a 25 mph speed limit. It was approximately ten o’clock in the evening on April 28, 2023. At the scene, Samantha was declared dead. There is a certain weight to the case that is difficult to lose. Perhaps it’s the picture of the white dress. Perhaps it’s the unfortunate timing—not just a…
Federal tax credits worth billions of dollars are unclaimed annually. Not because no one needs them. Not because they’re not eligible. just because they are unaware that the money exists. The Earned Income Tax Credit, commonly referred to as the EITC, performs a great deal of work without receiving nearly the attention it merits because it falls somewhere between public policy and common awareness. President Gerald Ford signed the credit into law in 1975 as a component of the Tax Reduction Act. It was modest at the time, with a cap of $400 for employes making less than $8,000 per…
In every industry, there are individuals who perform the majority of the actual work without ever seeking praise. Tommy Detamore was the type of person who stayed in the studio long after the main performer had left, continuing to listen, make adjustments, and pay attention to how something sounded at two in the morning. At the age of 70, he passed away on Wednesday, August 5, 2026. The next day, his wife Sandra made the announcement, and her choice of words revealed a lot about him: “a respected musician, producer, collaborator, mentor, and creative force in Country Music.” You shouldn’t…