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ICE agents, National Guard could be housed at Great Lakes

By Violet Miller
Aug 27, 2025 9:42 am - Agents with the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection would be housed at Naval Station Great Lakes near North Chicago from Sept. 2-30, according to an email Monday from Navy Cpt. Stephen Yargosz to his leadership team.
Israel calls Gaza City evacuation ‘inevitable’ as US hosts talks on postwar Gaza

By WAFAA SHURAFA, SAM METZ and SALLY ABOU ALJOUD
Aug 27, 2025 9:31 am - Israeli and U.S. officials will meet in Washington on Wednesday to discuss post-war Gaza, even as Israel's military calls the evacuation of Gaza City “inevitable” ahead of a military offensive and with no sign of a ceasefire in sight.
Trump extends control over Washington by taking management of Union Station away from Amtrak

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE
Aug 27, 2025 8:53 am - Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced Wednesday that his department is taking management of Union Station, the main transportation hub in Washington, away from Amtrak, in another example of how the federal government is exerting its power over the nation's capital.
Russian forces break into another region of Ukraine with peace efforts stuck

By ILLIA NOVIKOV
Aug 27, 2025 8:18 am - Russia’s invading forces have broken into an eighth region of Ukraine, a Ukrainian military official said Wednesday, seeking to capture more ground in their three-year war of attrition as U.S.-led peace efforts struggle to gain traction.
Ukrainian drone attacks on oil refineries have some Russian regions running on empty

By KATIE MARIE DAVIES
Aug 27, 2025 8:16 am - Gas stations have run dry in some regions of Russia after Ukrainian drones struck refineries and other oil infrastructure in recent weeks, with motorists waiting in long lines and officials resorting to rationing or cutting off sales altogether.
Trump’s 50% tariffs on India over Russian oil purchases take effect

By RAJESH ROY
Aug 27, 2025 7:38 am - Steep U.S. tariffs on a range of Indian products took effect Wednesday, threatening a serious blow to India’s overseas trade in its largest export market.
Embattled Fed Gov. Lisa Cook says she'll sue Trump to keep her job

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER
Aug 26, 2025 2:42 pm - Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook will sue President Donald Trump's administration to try to prevent him from firing her, her lawyer said Tuesday.
From ‘The Swamp’ to the Fiji jungle, Schakowsky staffer runs his own campaign on ‘Survivor’

By Marni Pyke
Aug 26, 2025 11:18 am - “You’re going to go, and you’re going to win,“ congresswoman tells staffer headed to Fiji island for Survivor Season 49.
Who is Fed governor Lisa Cook, and can Trump really fire her?

Annabelle Timsit, Victoria Bisset
Aug 26, 2025 8:55 am - Lisa Cook is the first Black woman to serve on the Federal Reserve board. She was appointed by President Joe Biden.
Trump threatens some California, Washington, New Mexico funding over enforcing trucker English rules

By JOSH FUNK
Aug 26, 2025 8:15 am - California, Washington and New Mexico could lose millions of dollars of federal funding if they continue failing to enforce English language requirements for truckers, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Tuesday.

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