Nation and World Politics
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The Supreme Court seems likely to back Trump’s power to fire independent agency board members
Dec 08, 2025 12:12 pm - The Supreme Court on Monday seemed likely to expand presidential control over independent federal agencies, signaling support for President Donald Trump’s firing of board members.
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Trump is proposing a $12 billion aid package for farmers hit hard by his trade war with ChinaDec 08, 2025 8:59 am - President Donald Trump is planning a $12 billion farm aid package, according to a White House official — a boost to farmers who have struggled to sell their crops while getting hit by rising costs after the president raised tariffs on China as part of a broader trade war.
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‘Travesty’: Elgin mayor blasts federal agents’ actions against protestersDec 07, 2025 5:28 pm - Elgin Mayor David Kaptain sharply criticized federal immigration agents after they used tear gas and pepper spray on protesters who gathered outside a city apartment complex during an hourslong standoff Saturday morning.
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‘No place here for me’: U.S. citizens getting caught in immigration crackdown in Chicago, suburbs
Dec 07, 2025 4:36 pm - If you rolled past Bedrosian Park after the final bell rang at Waukegan High School on any given weekday this fall, you were likely to find Diego Rosales, basketball in h...
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Netanyahu says Israel and Hamas will enter ceasefire's second phase soonDec 07, 2025 4:20 pm - TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that Israel and Hamas are “very shortly expected to move into the second phase of the ceasef...
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Records reviewed by AP detail online monitoring, arrests in New Orleans immigration crackdownDec 07, 2025 4:12 pm - NEW ORLEANS (AP) — State and federal authorities are closely tracking online criticism and demonstrations against the immigration crackdown in New Orleans, monitoring mes...
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Supreme Court weighs another step in favor of broad presidential power sought by TrumpDec 06, 2025 9:25 pm - Chief Justice John Roberts has led the Supreme Court 's conservative majority on a steady march of increasing the power of the presidency, starting well before Donald Trump's time in the White House.
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Supporters of Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado march in cities worldwide
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ICE agents use tear gas in Elgin as hourslong standoff ends in man’s arrest
Dec 06, 2025 7:26 pm - A man was detained at an Elgin apartment complex after an hourslong standoff with federal agents Saturday that sparked clashes with protesters and saw tear gas deployed. ...
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Rep. Grijalva says ICE agents pepper-sprayed her at Tucson restaurant raid