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DHS Secretary Kristi Noem calls Pritzker ‘obstructionist’ on immigration enforcement at Lombard news conference

By Susan Sarkauskas
Aug 08, 2025 3:12 pm - Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Friday in Lombard that Gov. JB Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson would rather protect criminals than help the federal government arrest and deport those who are in the country illegally.
Trump removes Billy Long as IRS commissioner less than 2 months after his confirmation

By FATIMA HUSSEIN
Aug 08, 2025 2:48 pm - President Donald Trump has removed former U.S. Rep. Billy Long as IRS commissioner less than two months after his confirmation, a White House official said Friday.
Judge to consider the fate of an agreement on protecting immigrant children in US custody

By VALERIE GONZALEZ
Aug 08, 2025 12:22 pm - A federal judge on Friday will hear a Trump administration request to end a nearly three-decade-old policy on ensuring safe conditions for immigrant children held in federal custody.
Appeals court tosses judge's contempt finding against Trump administration in prison deportations

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST and MICHAEL KUNZELMAN
Aug 08, 2025 12:19 pm - A split appeals court panel tossed out a judge’s contempt finding against President Donald Trump's administration on Friday in a case over deportations to an El Salvador prison.
Justice Department subpoenas New York AG James as it investigates whether she violated Trump rights

By ERIC TUCKER and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER
Aug 08, 2025 12:18 pm - The Justice Department has subpoenaed New York Attorney General Letitia James as part of an investigation into whether she violated President Donald Trump’s civil rights, according to people familiar with the matter.
Second bomb threat at St. Charles conference center where Texas Democrats stayed

By Susan Sarkauskas
Aug 08, 2025 12:05 pm - A second bomb threat was called in to the Q Center in St. Charles, police reported Friday morning.
Cars, coffee and clothing are poised to get pricier with new tariffs

Abha Bhattarai, Jaclyn Peiser
Aug 08, 2025 9:33 am - Americans are paying more for appliances, home furnishings, toys and shoes than they were a few months ago, and they could soon face higher prices on more goods as the Trump administration’s latest round of sharper tariffs kicks in.
Israel plans to take over Gaza City to pressure Hamas. Worries rise for civilians and hostages

By WAFAA SHURAFA, SAM METZ and SAMY MAGDY
Aug 08, 2025 9:27 am - Israel said Friday it will intensify its 22-month war with Hamas by taking over Gaza City, drawing a dismissal from the militant group and renewed international calls to end the conflict, while stirring fears for Palestinian civilians and Israeli hostages still held in Gaza.
Ukrainian troops have little hope for peace as Trump’s deadline for Russia arrives

By VASILISA STEPANENKO
Aug 08, 2025 6:52 am - Ukrainian soldiers on the battlefield expressed little hope for a diplomatic solution to the war with Russia, as U.S. President Donald Trump’s Friday deadline for the Kremlin to stop the killing arrived and he eyed a possible summit meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss the conflict.
Trump seeks to force universities to turn over admissions data on race

By Anumita Kaur and Susan Svrluga
Aug 07, 2025 7:38 pm - President Donald Trump on Thursday ordered the Education Department to begin collecting extensive admissions data from colleges and universities, including the grades and test scores of applicants and admitted students, broken down by race.

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