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Pope intervenes in US abortion debate by raising what it really means to be pro-life

By NICOLE WINFIELD
Oct 01, 2025 2:32 pm - Pope Leo XIV has intervened for the first time in an abortion dispute roiling the U.S. Catholic Church by raising the seeming contradiction over what it really means to be “pro-life.”Leo, a Chicago native, was asked late Tuesday about plans by Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich to give a lifetime achievement award to Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin for his work helping immigrants. The plans drew objection from some conservative U.S. bishops given the powerful Democratic senator’s support for abortion rights.
‘Many live paycheck to paycheck’: Shutdown will impact local workers, airports and services, stakeholders say

By Marni Pyke
Oct 01, 2025 12:35 pm - Thousands of city and suburban federal employees will be without pay with courts and pollution monitoring impacted by shutdown.
How the government shutdown will affect student loans, FAFSA and the Education Department

By ANNIE MA
Oct 01, 2025 8:15 am - Already diminished by cuts by the Trump administration, the U.S. Education Department will see more of its work come to a halt due to the government shutdown.
Israeli strikes in Gaza kill at least 16 as the world awaits Hamas’ response to Trump's peace plan

By WAFAA SHURAFA and SAMY MAGDY
Oct 01, 2025 7:45 am - Israel pressed its offensive in Gaza on Wednesday, with at least 16 Palestinians reported killed across the strip as the world awaited Hamas' response to U.S. President Donald Trump's peace plan for the embattled territory.
Government shutdown begins as nation faces new period of uncertainty

By LISA MASCARO, MARY CLARE JALONICK and STEPHEN GROVES
Oct 01, 2025 7:27 am - Plunged into a government shutdown, the U.S. is confronting a fresh cycle of uncertainty after President Donald Trump and Congress failed to strike an agreement to keep government programs and services running by Wednesday’s deadline.
Trump administration moves to defund inspector general watchdog group

By Meryl Kornfield
Sep 30, 2025 7:28 pm - The Trump administration plans to end funding starting Wednesday for an oversight group that helps inspectors general root out waste, fraud and abuse, marking the latest example of President Donald Trump’s drive to limit federal watchdog activities.
Trump, Hegseth lecture military leaders in rare, politically charged summit

By Dan Lamothe, Tara Copp and Alex Horton
Sep 30, 2025 4:57 pm - Hundreds of the U.S. military’s top leaders listened in silence to highly partisan addresses from President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday, with each harshly criticizing their predecessors and hyping their political objectives during a summit that was extraordinary in nature but ultimately broke little new ground.
Trump announces drug-pricing deal with Pfizer, new ‘TrumpRx’ website

By Dan Diamond and Paige Winfield Cunningham
Sep 30, 2025 4:43 pm - President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced that pharmaceutical giant Pfizer would sell its drugs to a government program at discounted rates, acceding to his long-running push to lower U.S. drug prices, and he pledged that similar deals with other companies would soon follow.
Judge finds the Trump administration unconstitutionally targeted noncitizens over Gaza war protests

By MICHAEL CASEY
Sep 30, 2025 3:45 pm - The Trump administration violated the Constitution when it targeted non-U. S. citizens for deportation solely for supporting Palestinians and criticizing Israel, a federal judged said Tuesday in a scathing ruling directly and sharply criticizing President Donald Trump and his policies as serious threats to free speech.
‘We’re going into Chicago very soon:’ Trump doubles down on military presence threat

By Marni Pyke
Sep 30, 2025 3:33 pm - President Donald Trump said cities like Chicago should be used as “training grounds for our military” and promised swift action in a speech to high-ranking generals Tuesday. Meanwhile, Gov. JB Pritzker said “there’s something genuinely wrong” with president, and suggested the 25th Amendment.

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