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Trump rolls out his Board of Peace at the Davos forum, but many top US allies aren’t participating

By JOSH BOAK, AAMER MADHANI and WILL WEISSERT
Jan 22, 2026 9:12 pm - President Donald Trump on Thursday inaugurated his Board of Peace to lead efforts at maintaining a ceasefire in Israel's war with Hamas, insisting “everyone wants to be a part” of the body he said could eventually rival the United Nations — despite many U.S. allies opting not to participate.
FCC targets talk shows by revisiting ‘equal time’ rule for political candidates

By Kelly Kasulis Cho and Scott Nover
Jan 22, 2026 9:07 pm - The Federal Communications Commission said Wednesday that network talk shows are required to give equal airtime to all candidates intending to run for the same public office, changing course on a decades-old ruling and again raising free-speech concerns over the Trump administration’s approach to media regulation.
Trump administration halts use of human fetal tissue in NIH-funded research

Jan 22, 2026 9:01 pm - The Trump administration announced Thursday that human fetal tissue derived from abortions can no longer be used in research funded by the National Institutes of Health. The policy, long urged by anti-abortion groups, expands restrictions issued during President Donald Trump’s first term.
TikTok finalizes deal to form new American entity

By KAITLYN HUAMANI
Jan 22, 2026 8:46 pm - TikTok has finalized a deal to create a new American entity, avoiding the looming threat of a ban in the United States that has been in discussion for years.
Illinois to withhold nearly $500M in spending, citing federal uncertainty

By Ben Szalinski
Jan 22, 2026 8:32 pm - Gov. JB Pritzker’s office plans to hold back nearly $500 million in spending for the current fiscal year as the state faces uncertainty over the economy and federal funding.
Police: Roselle man accused of sex assault of minor arrested by Fox Lake police

By Lucas Wagner
Jan 22, 2026 8:20 pm - A Roselle man is facing charges of sexual assault and possession of child sexual abuse materials.
Aurora man accused of carjacking, beating 69-year-old man

Daily Herald report
Jan 22, 2026 8:06 pm - An Aurora man accused of carjacking and beating a 69-year-old is facing several felony charges and has been ordered detained pretrial. Grant Chandler, 26, is charged with...
Huge US winter storm to bring crippling snow, sleet and ice from Texas to Boston

By EMILIE MEGNIEN and JEFFREY COLLINS
Jan 22, 2026 8:00 pm - Bread was flying off the shelves, salt was being loaded into trucks and utility workers nervously watched forecasts Thursday as a huge winter storm that could bring catastrophic damage, widespread power outages and bitterly cold weather barreled toward the eastern two-thirds of the U.S.
Trump administration tells agencies to compile data on money sent to Democratic states, including Illinois

By GEOFF MULVIHILL
Jan 22, 2026 7:28 pm - President Donald Trump's budget office this week ordered most government agencies to compile data on the federal money that is sent to 14 mostly Democratic-controlled states and the District of Columbia in what it describes as a tool to “reduce the improper and fraudulent use of those funds.”
Smith defends his Trump investigations at a House hearing. ‘No one should be above the law,’ he says

By ERIC TUCKER, MARY CLARE JALONICK, LISA MASCARO and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER
Jan 22, 2026 5:33 pm - Former Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith defended his investigations of President Donald Trump at a congressional hearing Thursday in which he insisted that he had acted without regard to politics and had no second thoughts about the criminal charges he brought.

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