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Two Republicans fall off the ballot in gubernatorial, Senate contests

By Marni Pyke
Jan 07, 2026 5:53 pm - The Illinois State Board of Elections’ decisions slimmed down the throng running to replace U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin.
Trump says he wants to ban large investors from buying houses. It’s part of his affordability plan

By JOSH BOAK
Jan 07, 2026 3:56 pm - President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he wants to block large institutional investors from buying houses, saying that a ban would make it easier for younger families to buy their first homes.
CDC staff ‘blindsided’ as child vaccine schedule unilaterally overhauled

By Lena H. Sun
Jan 07, 2026 3:37 pm - Vaccine experts at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention were blindsided by a top deputy to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s decision to unilaterally overhaul the childhood immunization schedule, according to current and former agency staff.
Minneapolis mayor says ICE officer’s killing of a motorist was ‘reckless’ and wasn’t self-defense

By TIM SULLIVAN and GIOVANNA DELL'ORTO
Jan 07, 2026 12:04 pm - Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said Wednesday that the Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer who shot and killed a motorist acted recklessly and rejected federal officials claims that the officer had acted in self-defense.
Trump threats against Greenland pose new, potentially unprecedented challenge to NATO

By LORNE COOK
Jan 07, 2026 11:14 am - U.S. President Donald Trump's latest threats against Greenland pose a new and potentially unprecedented challenge to NATO, perhaps even an existential one, for an alliance focused on external threats that could now face an armed confrontation involving its most powerful member.
New dietary guidelines urge Americans to avoid processed foods and added sugar

By JONEL ALECCIA
Jan 07, 2026 11:10 am - Americans should eat more whole foods and protein, fewer highly processed foods and less added sugar, according to the latest edition of federal nutrition advice released Wednesday by the Trump administration.
US seeks to assert its control over Venezuelan oil with tanker seizures and sales worldwide

By KONSTANTIN TOROPIN
Jan 07, 2026 7:51 am - President Donald Trump's administration on Wednesday sought to assert its control over Venezuelan oil, seizing a pair of sanctioned tankers transporting petroleum and announcing plans to relax some sanctions so the U.S. can oversee the sale of Venezuela’s petroleum worldwide.
Denmark and Greenland seek talks with Rubio over US interest in taking the island

By STEFANIE DAZIO
Jan 07, 2026 7:17 am - Denmark and Greenland are seeking a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio after the Trump administration doubled down on its intention to take over the strategic Arctic island, a Danish territory.
White House publishes website that rewrites history of Jan. 6 attack

By Amy B Wang
Jan 06, 2026 10:50 pm - The White House published a website Tuesday with a false telling of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack, underscoring President Donald Trump’s years-long effort to reshape the narrative surrounding the day when a mob of his supporters violently overran the U.S. Capitol to stop the certification of Joe Biden’s electoral college victory.
Trump administration says it’s withholding social safety net money from Illinois, 4 other states over fraud concerns

By GEOFF MULVIHILL and MORIAH BALINGIT
Jan 06, 2026 9:10 pm - President Donald Trump’s administration said Tuesday that it is withholding funding for programs that support needy families with children in five Democratic-led states — including Illinois — over concerns about fraud.

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