Nation and World Politics
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Trump cuts tariffs on China after meeting Xi in South Korea
Oct 30, 2025 8:00 am - President Donald Trump described his face-to-face with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Thursday as a roaring success, saying he would cut tariffs on China, while Beijing had agreed to allow the export of rare earth elements and start buying American soybeans.
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Trump appears to suggest the US will resume testing nuclear weapons for first time in 30 years
Oct 29, 2025 11:13 pm - BUSAN, South Korea — President Donald Trump appeared to suggest the U.S. will resume testing nuclear weapons for the first time in three decades, saying it would be on an...
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Batavia moves toward ban on ICE using city propertyOct 29, 2025 6:05 pm - Batavia aldermen are considering a measure banning federal officers from using city-owned property when they are making arrests in civil immigration cases.
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Residents want Mount Prospect to restrict ICE from village-owned propertiesOct 29, 2025 5:35 pm - Mount Prospect residents are asking village officials to restrict federal immigration agents from accessing public property in the village for ongoing enforcement efforts.
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US determined to prevent the collapse of the Gaza ceasefire after overnight airstrikes
Oct 29, 2025 4:37 pm - JERUSALEM — Israel’s intense bombardment of the Gaza Strip this week marked the most serious challenge yet for a fragile, U.S.-brokered ceasefire. Over 100 Palestinians ...
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Food aid at risk of expiring as effort to fund SNAP benefits fails in Senate
Oct 29, 2025 3:34 pm - WASHINGTON — Republican leaders in Congress said it’s all or nothing on Wednesday as they rejected a Democratic push to carve out funding to continue food aid for more t...
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White House says deal to put TikTok under US ownership could be finalized in South Korea
Oct 29, 2025 3:30 pm - The Trump administration has been signaling that it may have finally reached a deal with China to keep TikTok running in the U.S., with the two countries finalizing it as...
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Abughazaleh, candidate for 9th District seat, indicted over ICE protestOct 29, 2025 12:59 pm - A prominent Democratic candidate for a largely suburban Congressional seat now faces a criminal charge stemming from ongoing protests outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview.
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Krishnamoorthi highlights constituent services being provided amid government shutdownOct 29, 2025 12:33 pm - Democratic Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi of Schaumburg held a press conference at the Itasca Fire Department Tuesday to speak with others about the work his office has continued to complete amid this month’s government shutdown.
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Israel’s military says ceasefire is back on as death toll from overnight strikes in Gaza reaches 104
Oct 29, 2025 7:27 am - Israel's military said Wednesday that the ceasefire was back on in Gaza after it carried out heavy airstrikes overnight across the Palestinian territory that killed 104 people, including 46 children, according to local health officials.