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5 hours ago
Chicago and Illinois sue to stop Trump’s Guard deployment plan after Portland ruling
“The American people, regardless of where they reside, should not live under the threat of occupation by the United States military, particularly not simply because their city or state leadership has fallen out of a president’s favor,” the lawsuit says.
11 hours ago
Using helicopters and chemical agents, immigration agents become increasingly aggressive in Chicago
Rodrick Johnson, a U.S. citizen briefly detained, said agents broke through his door and placed him in zip ties.
11 hours ago
What we know about National Guard deployment in Chicago and Portland
White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson confirmed that the president authorized using the Illinois National Guard members, citing what she called “ongoing violent riots and lawlessness” that local leaders have not quelled.
11 hours ago
Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump administration from sending National Guard troops to Oregon
During a hastily called evening telephone hearing, U.S. District Judge Karin Immergut granted a temporary restraining order sought by California and Oregon.
2 days ago
Noem visits Chicago area ICE facility as agents arrest 13, raid city neighborhoods
Noem also accompanied agents Friday on a raid near a local Walmart store and later engaged in a tit-for-tat over unannounced visits — and even bathroom use — with the Broadview mayor.
2 days ago
Trump plans to deploy National Guard in Illinois, governor says
Pritzker said the guard received word from the Pentagon in the morning that the troops would be called up.
3 days ago
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is sentenced to over 4 years in prison
Sean 'Diddy' Combs was sentenced Friday to 4 years and 2 months in prison in case involving sex workers, violence and "freak-offs."
3 days ago
Hegseth announces latest strike on boat near Venezuela he says was trafficking drugs
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Friday that he ordered another strike on a small boat he accused of carrying drugs in the waters off Venezuela, expanding what the Trump administration has declared is an "armed conflict" with cartels.
3 days ago
Pope intervenes in US abortion debate by raising what it really means to be ‘pro-life’
Senator Durbin declines his award.
3 days ago
Trump administration cuts nearly $8B in clean energy projects in states that backed Harris
Projects are on the chopping block in: California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Vermont and Washington state.
3 days ago
Trump pauses $2.1B for Chicago infrastructure projects, leveraging shutdown to pressure Democrats
Illinois Rep. Mike Quigley, a Chicago Democrat, criticized the White House’s announcement, calling it “a very bad day for public transit in the country when it becomes weaponized.”
3 days ago
Trump says US is in ‘armed conflict’ with drug cartels after ordering strikes in the Caribbean
President Donald Trump has declared drug cartels to be unlawful combatants and says the United States is now in an "armed conflict" with them, according to a Trump administration memo obtained by The Associated Press on Thursday, following recent U.S. strikes on boats in the Caribbean.
3 days ago
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is set to be sentenced and faces the possibility of years in prison
Sean "Diddy" Combs faces sentencing Friday in a sordid criminal case that could keep him locked up for years.
4 days ago
Trump uses government shutdown to dole out firings and punishment
President Donald Trump has seized on the government shutdown as an opportunity to reshape the federal workforce and punish detractors, by threatening mass firings of workers and suggesting "irreversible" cuts to programs important to Democrats.
4 days ago
US takes a stake in another company, this one is operating a massive lithium mine in Nevada
The Department of Energy will take a 5% equity stake in the miner, which is based in Vancouver. It will also take a 5% stake in the Thacker Pass lithium mining project, a joint venture with General Motors.
4 days ago
Delta jets have a ‘low-speed collision’ on LaGuardia taxiway, injuring 1
Two Delta Air Lines regional jets collided on the taxiway at LaGuardia Airport in New York, injuring a flight attendant, damaging a cockpit and tearing off part of a wing in what the airline described as a "low-speed collision."
4 days ago
Tesla reports surprise increase in sales in third quarter
Tesla reported a surprise increase in sales in the third-quarter as the electric car maker likely benefited from a rush by consumers to take advantage of a $7,500 credit before it expired on Sept. 30.
5 days ago
What happens now that a government shutdown is underway
Washington is bracing for what could be a prolonged federal shutdown after lawmakers deadlocked and missed the deadline for funding the government.
6 days ago
New lawsuits against Trump’s immigration actions continue to take shape
Illinois AG Raoul says he’s ready to file a challenge if federal troops arrive in Chicago.
6 days ago
US government on brink of first shutdown in almost 7 years amid partisan standoff in Congress
A partisan standoff over health care and spending is threatening to trigger the first U.S. government shutdown in almost seven years, with Democrats and Republicans in Congress unable to find agreement even as thousands of federal workers stand to be furloughed or laid off.
