Noah examines Samuel Kent’s new campaign ad, then surveys a political landscape of missing details, unexplained results, rising approval, roadside accountability, farm policy, and a very specific stock purchase.

Jack Whitmore IV’s approval rose sharply in a day, reaching a Very Popular standing among Missouri voters and extending a substantial weeklong increase.

Missouri lawmakers passed a benefit-verification measure tied to immigration status checks, with exemptions for emergency care, schools and other protected services.

Noah breaks down Missouri’s benefit-verification bill advancing to governor review, then examines campaign ads that offer less information than a loading screen.

Missouri lawmakers passed Jack Whitmore IV’s lawful-status verification and federal immigration coordination bill, sending the measure to the governor review stage.