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Federal food assistance changes threaten benefits for thousands of Illinoisans

By Ben Szalinski
Jul 09, 2025 8:39 am - The domestic policy law signed by President Donald Trump last week creates new work requirements that could jeopardize food assistance benefits for 360,000 Illinoisans. Illinois will be required to cover a greater portion of the administrative costs and benefits of SNAP, which could cost several hundred million dollars.
Trump’s trade blitz produces few deals but lots of uncertainty

By PAUL WISEMAN
Jul 09, 2025 7:43 am - President Donald Trump and his advisers promised a lightning round of global trade negotiations with dozens of countries back in April. But the 90 days have come and gone. And the tally of trade deals stands at two.
Russia launches another record drone attack on Ukraine, Ukrainian officials say

By ILLIA NOVIKOV
Jul 09, 2025 7:08 am - Russia fired a record 728 Shahed and decoy drones at Ukraine overnight, as well as 13 cruise and ballistic missiles, the Ukrainian air force said Wednesday, in the latest escalation after weeks of mounting Russian aerial and ground attacks in the more than three-year war.
40 Palestinians killed in Gaza as Netanyahu and Trump meet over a ceasefire

By WAFAA SHURAFA, KAREEM CHEHAYEB, and MELANIE LIDMAN
Jul 09, 2025 7:05 am - At least 40 Palestinians were killed in Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip, hospital officials said Wednesday, as international mediators raced to complete a ceasefire deal.
Trump caught off guard by Pentagon’s abrupt move to pause Ukraine weapons deliveries, AP sources say

By AAMER MADHANI, SEUNG MIN KIM and TARA COPP
Jul 08, 2025 8:24 pm - WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's decision to send more defensive weapons to Ukraine came after he privately expressed frustration with Pentagon officials for announc...
IRS says churches should be allowed to make political endorsements

By Michelle Boorstein and Sabrina Rodriguez
Jul 08, 2025 8:15 pm - The IRS said in a new court filing that clergy and houses of worship should be allowed to make political endorsements, a potential move away from a 71-year-old tax policy...
US to ban Chinese purchases of farmland, citing national security

By Cate Cadell
Jul 08, 2025 4:13 pm - U.S. Department of Agriculture chief Brooke Rollins announced Tuesday that the U.S. government will move to ban sales of farmland nationwide to buyers tied to China and o...
Supreme Court clears the way for Trump's plans to downsize the federal workforce

By MARK SHERMAN
Jul 08, 2025 2:56 pm - The Supreme Court on Tuesday cleared the way for President Donald Trump’s plans to downsize the federal workforce despite warnings that critical government services will be lost and hundreds of thousands of federal employees will be out of their jobs.
Trump says he's 'not happy' with Putin and blames him for 'killing a lot of people' in Ukraine

By WILL WEISSERT
Jul 08, 2025 2:27 pm - President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he's “not happy” with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, saying Moscow's ongoing war in Ukraine is “killing a lot of people” on both sides.
5 Israeli soldiers killed in northern Gaza and 18 Palestinians dead in Israeli strikes

By TIA GOLDENBERG, FATMA KHALED and WAFAA SHURAFA
Jul 08, 2025 8:04 am - Five Israeli soldiers were killed in an attack in Gaza, the Israeli military said Tuesday, while health officials in the Palestinian territory said 18 people were killed in Israeli strikes.

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