Nation and World Politics
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In tense meeting, Trump told Zelenskyy to concede land, meet Putin’s demands
Oct 20, 2025 12:28 pm - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is rallying the support of his European partners after a bruising meeting with President Donald Trump, in which he was told to make concessions to end the war or risk facing destruction at the hands of Russia.
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Trump’s immigration crackdown weighs heavy on the US labor market
Oct 20, 2025 10:41 am - President Donald Trump’s sweeping crackdown on immigration is throwing foreigners out of work and shaking the American economy and job market. And it’s happening at a time when hiring is already deteriorating amid uncertainty over Trump’s erratic trade policies.
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As US envoys visit Israel to bolster ceasefire, militants in Gaza hand over the remains of a hostage
Oct 20, 2025 7:36 am - Special envoy Steve Witkoff and the U.S. president's son-in-law Jared Kushner were in Israel Monday to shore up the tenuous ceasefire that's holding in Gaza, a day after the fragile deal faced its first major flare-up with Israel threatening to halt aid transfers after it said Hamas militants had killed two soldiers.
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Zelenskyy says his meeting with Trump was ‘positive’ though he didn't get the Tomahawk missiles
Oct 20, 2025 7:34 am - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says his reportedly tense meeting with U.S President Donald Trump last week was “positive” — even though he did not secure the Tomahawk missiles for Ukraine — and emphasized what he said is continued American interest in economic deals with Kyiv.
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Race to succeed U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky is attracting millions in campaign cash, records showOct 19, 2025 8:45 pm - The Democratic primary for Illinois’ 9th U.S. House seat could be the state’s costliest congressional clash.
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State emergency officials say new rules and delays for FEMA grants put disaster response at riskOct 19, 2025 4:14 pm - State officials on the front lines of preparing for natural disasters and responding to emergencies say severe cuts to federal security grants, restrictions on money inte...
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ICE agents search for detainee through Mount Prospect neighborhoodOct 19, 2025 4:14 pm - Armed and masked U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents conducted operations Sunday in the area of Mount Prospect’s Owen Park, witnesses and local police said.
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ICE amps up its surveillance powers, targeting immigrants and antifa
Oct 18, 2025 10:17 pm - The Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency has been rapidly building out its surveillance capabilities in recent weeks, signing a string of contracts for technologies to identify individuals by their irises or facial features and to monitor their cellphone activity, social media posts and physical movements, according to a review of federal spending disclosures.
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DHS to spend $200 million on private jets for Noem, other officials
Oct 18, 2025 8:04 pm - The Coast Guard plans to buy two Gulfstream private jets to be used by Homeland Security Department Secretary Kristi L. Noem and other top DHS and Coast Guard officials at a total estimated cost of $200 million, according to a document obtained by The Washington Post.
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Trump moves closer to eliminating Education Department amid shutdown
Oct 18, 2025 7:58 pm - The prolonged government shutdown is helping the Trump administration advance its goal of closing the Department of Education — a longtime conservative aim that congressi...