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Amid partial DHS shutdown, Illinois remains on edge over ICE coming back

By Sam Freeman
Mar 01, 2026 10:30 am - Even with the Department of Homeland Security partially shut down and aggressive immigration campaigns apparently on hold, state and Chicago leaders are looking for ways to ensure safer policing, accountability and transparency in immigration enforcement.
War powers debate intensifies after Trump orders attack on Iran without approval by Congress

By LISA MASCARO
Feb 28, 2026 7:39 pm - Key members of Congress are demanding a swift vote on a war powers resolution that would restrain President Donald Trump's military attack on Iran unless the administration wins their approval for what they warn is a potentially illegal campaign that risks pulling the United States into a deeper Middle East conflict.
Even amid partial DHS shutdown, Illinois remains on edge over ICE coming back

BY SAM FREEMAN
Feb 28, 2026 5:22 pm - Illinois and Chicago leaders are considering their legislative options while remaining on guard for another round of immigration raids, even as the Department of Homeland Security partially shuts down. A new bill introduced to the Illinois Senate would prohibit law enforcement agencies in Illinois from hiring individuals who serve as federal immigration officers for the U.S. Department of Immigration and Customs between Jan. 20, 2025 and Jan 20, 2029.
DHS shutdown could go on for a while — because voters aren’t paying attention

By Paul Kane
Feb 28, 2026 5:22 pm - Government shutdowns usually need a pressure point to force a compromise that brings them to their end.There’s no sign of any such pressure point in the current shutdown, which has left the Department of Homeland Security shuttered.
A Supreme Court case over whether marijuana users can own guns is creating unusual alliances

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST
Feb 28, 2026 5:05 pm - Gun rights and cannabis legalization are usually on opposite ends of the political spectrum, but both movements have brought about seismic shifts in the United States in recent decades.
Lawmakers react to attacks on Iran, warn about perils of ‘long-term military commitment’

By Katlyn Smith
Feb 28, 2026 11:52 am - Democratic members of the Illinois congressional delegation warned against another protracted conflict in the Middle East in response to the U.S.-Israel attacks on Iran Saturday, while some downstate Republicans praised President Donald Trump.
Trump says Iran’s supreme leader is dead

By JON GAMBRELL, KONSTANTIN TOROPIN, JOSH BOAK and AAMER MADHANI
Feb 28, 2026 7:42 am - Israeli officials told The Associated Press Saturday that Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is dead. There was no immediate comment from the U.S. or Iran on his status. The assassination of the second leader of the Islamic Republic, who had no designated successor, would throw its future into doubt.
Trump’s ‘pretty much’ decided whom to endorse in Texas’ Senate primary but isn’t yet saying a name

By SEUNG MIN KIM and THOMAS BEAUMONT
Feb 27, 2026 7:43 pm - President Donald Trump — who has long seemed like he just can’t seem to choose among friends in the Texas Senate Republican primary — says he's “pretty much” decided whom to endorse in the critical March 3 contest.
Trump orders all federal agencies to phase out use of Anthropic technology

By MATT O'BRIEN and KONSTANTIN TOROPIN
Feb 27, 2026 4:28 pm - President Donald Trump said Friday he was ordering all federal agencies to phase out the use of Anthropic technology after the company’s unusually public dispute with the Pentagon over artificial intelligence safety.
Bill Clinton says he 'did nothing wrong' with Epstein as he faces grilling over their relationship

By STEPHEN GROVES
Feb 27, 2026 12:00 pm - Former President Bill Clinton told members of Congress on Friday that he “did nothing wrong” in his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein and saw no signs of Epstein's sexual abuse as he faced hours of grilling from lawmakers over his connections to the disgraced financier from more than two decades ago.

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