Mark is joined by U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt, Republican representing Missouri, to discuss the Department of Justice awarding nearly $70 million to the St. Louis Police Department through the Model Cities Initiative alongside Attorney General Todd Blanche. Senator Schmitt details how the federal funds will support officer recruitment, protective gear, salaries, and a new crime technology center. The two also react to the controversial officiating calls in Mizzou’s football loss to Texas, dissect the broader economic and foreign policy factors behind the midterm election results, evaluate Republican legislative strategy heading into a Democratic-controlled Congress, and address the need for algorithmic transparency and bipartisan oversight regarding artificial intelligence.
