Articles filed under Politics
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Naturalized US citizens thought they were safe. Trump’s immigration policies are shaking that beliefNov 15, 2025 8:54 pm - NEW YORK — When he first came to the United States after escaping civil war in Sierra Leone and spending almost a decade in a refugee camp, Dauda Sesay had no idea he cou...
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Marjorie Taylor Greene’s alliance with Trump breaks down in insultsNov 15, 2025 3:45 pm - President Donald Trump has stunned Washington after he turned his back on one of his staunchest allies in Congress, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, calling the Georgia Republican a “traitor” and withdrawing his endorsement over what the congresswoman says is a form of backlash over her support of the release of files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
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Trump, like Biden before him, finds there’s no quick fix on inflationNov 15, 2025 2:47 pm - President Donald Trump's problems with fixing the high cost of living might be giving voters a feeling of déjà vu.Just like the president who came before him, Trump is trying to sell the country on his plans to create factory jobs. The Republican wants to lower prescription drug costs, as did Democratic President Joe Biden. Both tried to shame companies for price increases.Trump is even leaning on a message that echoes Biden’s claims in 2021 that elevated inflation is simply a “transitory” problem that will soon vanish.
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After public polling, District 214 may scale back potential referendum askNov 14, 2025 6:50 pm - Survey data shows public support for a potential $400 million referendum for facility upgrades in Northwest Suburban High School District 214, but some school board members remain skeptical about a tax increase passing at the ballot box.
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Trump signs funding bill, ending shutdownNov 12, 2025 7:33 pm - President Donald Trump signed a government funding bill Wednesday night, ending a record 43-day shutdown that caused financial stress for federal workers who went without paychecks, stranded scores of travelers at airports and generated long lines at some food banks.
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House effort to force vote on releasing Epstein files can advanceNov 12, 2025 7:26 pm - A bipartisan House effort to force a vote on releasing more files related to the federal government’s investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein can now move forward.
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Judge’s ruling likely to give Democrats a congressional seat in UtahNov 11, 2025 6:38 pm - A Utah judge late Monday rejected a congressional map that state Republican lawmakers had passed last month and ordered the adoption of a new map before next year’s midterm elections that is likely to give Democrats a U.S. House seat.
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Trump demands ACA subsidy changes as Senate remains divided over shutdownNov 08, 2025 8:13 pm - President Donald Trump on Saturday urged Senate Republicans to redirect funding for Affordable Care Act subsidies away from health insurers and toward average Americans, his latest gambit to pressure Democrats as a government shutdown snarls air traffic, leaves food stamp benefits in limbo and furloughs roughly 650,000 federal workers.
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No fare hikes or service cuts for Chicago transit agencies, RTA chair saysNov 07, 2025 2:51 pm - Chicago-area public transportation agencies won’t need to raise fares, cut routes or lay off workers next year after state lawmakers approved a bill overhauling public transit, the head of the Regional Transportation Authority said Thursday.
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Governor says he will review ‘medical aid in dying’ billNov 07, 2025 2:50 pm - Terminally ill adults in Illinois may have the option to take life-ending medication prescribed by a physician under a bill sent to Gov. JB Pritzker.