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Illinois appeals FEMA denial of disaster assistance from summer storms

By Ben Szalinski
Nov 08, 2026 12:21 pm - Gov. JB Pritzker is appealing the Trump administration’s decision to deny Illinois’ request for federal disaster relief. The Federal Emergency Management Agency without e...
Trump replaces Susie Wiles with Stephen Miller as chief of staff after GOP's midterm defeat

By SEUNG MIN KIM
Nov 06, 2026 1:12 pm - President Donald Trump said Friday that Stephen Miller was replacing Susie Wiles as White House chief of staff, mere days after Republicans lost control of Congress in the midterm elections.
The blue tsunami: What does it mean for small businesses?

By Elliot Richardson
Nov 06, 2026 9:30 am - Democrats absolutely dominated the midterms, in large part, because of concerns about affordability. This issue has been front and center for small businesses struggling with health insurance premiums, inflation, supply chain costs, and tariffs. What does the massive blue wave mean for small businesses?
Ukrainian President Zelenskyy presses Western allies for clear postwar security guarantees

By DEREK GATOPOULOS
Nov 06, 2026 7:20 am - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says his government is seeking specific guarantees from Western allies on how post-war security support would function when the nearly five-year war sparked by Russia's full-scale invasion of his nation finally ends.
AI data centers took a beating in the midterm elections. A reckoning may be ahead for tech giants

By MARC LEVY
Nov 06, 2026 7:15 am - After a campaign season filled with outrage against artificial intelligence data centers, the midterm elections ushered in a wave of Democrats pledging to clamp down on the energy-hungry behemoths.
‘Our last shot’: Federal judge grants bond hearing for Illinois woman with green card in ICE detention

By Allison Kiehl
Nov 06, 2026 6:53 am - A federal judge in Kentucky Tuesday ordered that an Illinois green card holder who has been in ICE custody for more than a year be granted a bond hearing, set to take place this week.
AP Exclusive: Trump administration held talks with Iran on deporting Iranians during the war

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN and REBECCA SANTANA
Nov 05, 2026 1:01 pm - President Donald Trump's administration held secret talks with Iran on deporting Iranians even as the war there dragged on, court documents obtained by The Associated Press show.
A day after reelection, Pritzker issues 200-point national agenda

By Ben Szalinski
Nov 05, 2026 11:50 am - Gov. JB Pritzker isn’t a presidential candidate yet, but in the immediate aftermath of his reelection Tuesday he announced a 200-point national agenda he wants congressional Democrats to tackle after the party’s enormous victory in the midterm elections.
After taking control of Congress, Democrats vow major probes into Trump’s ‘tentacles of corruption’

By SEUNG MIN KIM and MARY CLARE JALONICK
Nov 05, 2026 8:54 am - Corruption topped the list of concerns for voters who ousted Republicans and handed Democrats control of Congress in the midterm elections. Now, the newly empowered Democratic Party is putting the issue front and center as its leaders chart their course for investigations and policymaking.
Bank of England raises main interest rate a quarter point to 4% as Iran war stokes inflation

By PAN PYLAS
Nov 05, 2026 7:33 am - The Bank of England raised interest rates for the first time in more than three years Thursday in a bid to tackle an inflation shock stoked by the Iran war, and held out the option of further increases if the conflict escalates once again.

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