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Former private prison executive David Venturella will become ICE’s acting leader

By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and MIKE CATALINI
May 13, 2026 7:22 pm - David Venturella, a former executive at a private prison operator, will serve as the acting head of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Trump administration says, after the agency's current leader steps down at the end of the month.
Déjà blue: Pritzker, top Dems urge party to stage a repeat DNC in Chicago

By Marni Pyke
May 13, 2026 7:10 pm - Chicago is making its pitch this week to host the 2028 Democratic National Convention.
Senate confirms Trump pick Warsh as chairman of the Federal Reserve, following Powell

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER and JOEY CAPPELLETTI
May 13, 2026 1:22 pm - The Senate on Wednesday is set to confirm President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Federal Reserve, Kevin Warsh, bringing new leadership to the world's most powerful central bank at a fraught moment for the global economy.
Trump arrives in Beijing for talks with China's Xi on Iran war, trade and US arms sales to Taiwan

By AAMER MADHANI, WILL WEISSERT and JOSH BOAK
May 13, 2026 10:35 am - U.S. President Donald Trump arrived in Beijing on Wednesday for his hotly anticipated talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the Iran war, trade and U.S. arms sales to Taiwan.
Russia fires about 800 drones at Ukraine despite recent talk in Moscow of possible peace

By HANNA ARHIROVA and BARRY HATTON
May 13, 2026 10:30 am - Russia fired at least 800 drones in a massive daytime attack Wednesday on about 20 regions of Ukraine, killing at least six people and wounding dozens, including children, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.
Israeli drone strikes on vehicles in Lebanon kill 12 people, including 2 children

By BASSEM MROUE
May 13, 2026 9:56 am - BEIRUT — Israeli airstrikes Wednesday struck seven vehicles in Lebanon — three of them on the main highway just south of Beirut — killing 12 people including a woman and ...
US overdose deaths fell again in 2025, but some worry about policy and drug supply changes

By MIKE STOBBE
May 13, 2026 9:12 am - About 70,000 Americans died of drug overdoses last year — about 14% fewer than the previous year, according to preliminary government data. But the number of Americans dying from overdoses is still high, and a number of things could cause deaths to rise again, researchers say.
IDPH: Illinois resident being tested for hantavirus strain different from cruise ship infections

By Marni Pyke
May 12, 2026 6:47 pm - As global attention centers on a fatal outbreak of the Andes strain of hantavirus on a cruise ship, Illinois Department of Public Health officials announced a state resident is potentially infected with a different form of the disease.
‘Unusual and targeted’: Pritzker letter questions why feds haven’t released broadband funds

By Maggie Dougherty
May 12, 2026 5:52 pm - Gov. JB Pritzker sent a letter to U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on Tuesday, urging him to approve Illinois’ proposal for federal broadband infrastructure funds.
Trump FDA chief is leaving after angering pharma CEOs, vaping lobbyists and anti-abortion groups

By MATTHEW PERRONE and SEUNG MIN KIM
May 12, 2026 3:51 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the Food and Drug Administration, Dr. Marty Makary, is resigning after a rocky tenure that drew months of complaints from health industry ex...

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