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US pauses sharing intelligence Ukraine uses for strikes on Russia

By Warren P. Strobel, Siobhán O'Grady, Ellen Nakashima, Missy Ryan and Kostiantyn Khudov
Mar 05, 2025 4:29 pm - The United States has paused major portions of its intelligence-sharing with Ukraine, squeezing the flow of vital information that Kyiv has used to repel invading Russian...
Mayors of Boston, Chicago, Denver and New York defend ‘sanctuary’ policies in congressional hearing

By REBECCA SANTANA and TIM SULLIVAN
Mar 05, 2025 4:28 pm - Democratic mayors of major U.S. cities said Wednesday that Congress and the Trump administration are exaggerating crime committed by immigrants and attacking so-called sa...
‘Insulting and disrespectful’: Suburban Democratic lawmakers slam Trump’s address to Congress

By Russell Lissau
Mar 05, 2025 11:11 am - The Democrats who comprise the congressional delegation serving the North, West and Northwest suburbs were critical of President Donald Trump’s speech at the Capitol.
He bet his life savings on paper straws. Trump may destroy his business.

By Abha Bhattarai
Mar 05, 2025 9:55 am - After 50 years toiling in the country’s paper mills, 75-year-old Guy Spinelli plunked his life savings into creating a “24 hours strong” straw that he manufactures in Woodstock, and sells to more than 1,000 restaurants, bars, coffee shops and casinos. But now, two years in, Spinelli says the party is over.
First-term Michigan senator assails Trump’s policies in Democratic response

By JOEY CAPPELLETTI
Mar 04, 2025 10:40 pm - LANSING, Mich. — The Democratic response to President Donald Trump’s joint congressional address Tuesday was delivered by a first-term Michigan senator who built an e...
Trump takes credit for ‘swift and unrelenting’ action in speech to Congress

By ZEKE MILLER and MICHELLE L. PRICE
Mar 04, 2025 10:18 pm - WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump vowed Tuesday to keep up his campaign of “swift and unrelenting action” in reorienting the nation’s economy, immigration and foreign p...
Illinois lawmakers boycott, bring pointed guests to Trump speech

By Marni Pyke
Mar 04, 2025 7:58 pm - “I have no respect.“ Some no-shows at Trump address as fired federal workers, comedian, homeless advocates fill gallery.
Pentagon moves to gut operations focused on reducing civilian harm

By Alex Horton, Meg Kelly and Dan Lamothe
Mar 04, 2025 6:51 pm - The Defense Department is moving to dismantle efforts focused on reducing civilian harm in U.S. military operations, according to three defense officials, part of a Trump...
Demonstrators across 50 states look to unify a disparate opposition to Trump and his sweeping agenda

By BILL BARROW, CHARLOTTE KRAMON and NADIA LATHAN
Mar 04, 2025 6:38 pm - ATLANTA — As Donald Trump prepared Tuesday to address a joint session of Congress, protest groups gathered at parks, statehouses and other public grounds across the count...
Pritzker: Trump tariffs will hurt Illinois manufacturers, farmers and consumers

By Marni Pyke
Mar 04, 2025 12:55 pm - Gov. JB Pritzker and U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin lay out the consequences of tariffs in Illinois.

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