Nation and World Politics
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House Republicans threaten to cancel anyone who disparages Charlie Kirk
Sep 16, 2025 8:01 pm - Republicans in Congress are launching an aggressive campaign to punish individuals they accuse of posthumously smearing Charlie Kirk, threatening to bring them before law...
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FBI chief defends handling of Kirk probe, Epstein files in combative hearing
Sep 16, 2025 7:59 pm - A defiant Kash Patel defended his tumultuous tenure as FBI director in congressional testimony Tuesday and clashed with Democratic senators who accused him of pursuing pa...
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Democrats stake out opposition to spending bill, raising threat of a shutdown
Sep 16, 2025 4:56 pm - WASHINGTON — Democratic leaders lashed out Tuesday at a stopgap spending bill to avoid a partial government shutdown at the end of the month, warning Republicans they wil...
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Suspect in Kirk killing charged with aggravated murder as prosecutor says DNA found on gun trigger
Sep 16, 2025 1:39 pm - Tyler Robinson, the man accused of assassinating conservative activist Charlie Kirk at a Utah university, was charged on Tuesday with aggravated murder.
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Border Patrol agent who led immigration crackdown in Los Angeles arrives in Chicago
Sep 16, 2025 11:48 am - The Border Patrol agent who spearheaded the immigration crackdown that sparked widespread protests in Los Angeles announced in a social media post Tuesday that he has arrived in Chicago.
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Israeli military begins its ground offensive in Gaza City as thousands of Palestinians fleeSep 16, 2025 11:36 am - Israel launched its offensive in Gaza City on Tuesday, vowing to overwhelm a city already in ruins from nearly two years of war as thousands of Palestinians fled in vehicles strapped with mattresses and other belongings that clogged a coastal road.
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Charlie Kirk memorial in Arlington Heights will stay up through SundaySep 16, 2025 11:20 am - A memorial for Charlie Kirk at North School Park in Arlington Heights will be allowed through Sunday. Park district officials initially planned to remove the memorial items but later decided to make an exception, while relocating the items to an “unattended display area.”
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Amid backlash, Pritzker calls for leaders — especially Trump — to tone down rhetoric
Sep 15, 2025 5:55 pm - Gov. JB Pritzker said political leaders — starting with President Donald Trump — need to do more to condemn political violence.
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JD Vance says national unity is impossible with those celebrating Charlie Kirk's killing
Sep 15, 2025 3:13 pm - Vice President JD Vance said Monday while hosting Charlie Kirk’s radio show that he is “desperate” for national unity after the conservative political activist’s killing but that finding common ground with people who celebrated the assassination of his friend is impossible.
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Shipping companies support a first global fee on greenhouse gases, opposed by Trump officials
Sep 15, 2025 1:16 pm - Nearly 200 shipping companies said Monday they want the world’s largest maritime nations to adopt regulations that include the first global fee on greenhouse gases to reduce their sector’s emissions.