Nation and World Politics
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Food aid at risk of expiring as effort to fund SNAP benefits fails in Senate
Oct 29, 2025 3:34 pm - WASHINGTON — Republican leaders in Congress said it’s all or nothing on Wednesday as they rejected a Democratic push to carve out funding to continue food aid for more t...
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White House says deal to put TikTok under US ownership could be finalized in South Korea
Oct 29, 2025 3:30 pm - The Trump administration has been signaling that it may have finally reached a deal with China to keep TikTok running in the U.S., with the two countries finalizing it as...
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Abughazaleh, candidate for 9th District seat, indicted over ICE protestOct 29, 2025 12:59 pm - A prominent Democratic candidate for a largely suburban Congressional seat now faces a criminal charge stemming from ongoing protests outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview.
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Krishnamoorthi highlights constituent services being provided amid government shutdownOct 29, 2025 12:33 pm - Democratic Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi of Schaumburg held a press conference at the Itasca Fire Department Tuesday to speak with others about the work his office has continued to complete amid this month’s government shutdown.
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Israel’s military says ceasefire is back on as death toll from overnight strikes in Gaza reaches 104
Oct 29, 2025 7:27 am - Israel's military said Wednesday that the ceasefire was back on in Gaza after it carried out heavy airstrikes overnight across the Palestinian territory that killed 104 people, including 46 children, according to local health officials.
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Trump scores golden gifts as United States and Seoul advance trade talks
Oct 29, 2025 7:25 am - The United States and South Korea advanced trade talks on Wednesday, addressing details of $350 billion that would be invested in the American economy, after negotiations and ceremonies that included the presentation of a gold medal and crown to President Donald Trump.
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Citing autopen use, GOP-led House Oversight Committee finds Biden actions ‘illegitimate’
Oct 28, 2025 7:12 pm - Republicans and Democrats on the House Oversight Committee released dueling reports on Tuesday, drawing conclusions about a probe into President Joe Biden’s fitness for duty.
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Texas AG Paxton files Tylenol lawsuit, taking cues from Trump, Kennedy
Oct 28, 2025 7:06 pm - Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit Tuesday against Tylenol maker Kenvue and its former parent company, Johnson & Johnson, alleging the companies deceptively sold the painkiller despite knowing it could cause autism.
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Judge orders Trump administration to restore school mental health grants
Oct 28, 2025 6:50 pm - A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to restore funding for grants that are meant to bolster school-based mental health care and were created in response to the elementary school shooting in Uvalde, Texas.
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Democratic states sue to force SNAP payments during shutdown
Oct 28, 2025 3:54 pm - With the nation’s primary anti-hunger program on the verge of running out of money, a group of 23 Democratic attorneys general sued the Agriculture Department on Tuesday to force it to make billions of dollars in contingency funds available to help feed the most vulnerable individuals and families.