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Trump-backed Letlow advances to Louisiana Senate runoff as Cassidy faces political reckoning

By THOMAS BEAUMONT and JACK BROOK
May 16, 2026 10:04 pm - Louisiana Treasurer John Fleming and U.S. Rep. Julia Letlow will face each other in a June 27 runoff for the Republican Senate nomination in Louisiana.
New Trump store celebrates grand opening in Crystal Lake

By Dave Oberhelman
May 16, 2026 12:14 pm - Owner Lisa Fleischmann cut the ribbon during a grand opening of the new Trump Truth Store in Crystal Lake.
Supreme Court temporarily clears way for mail distribution of widely used abortion pill

By Justin Jouvenal and Praveena Somasundaram
May 14, 2026 6:16 pm - The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that patients can, for now, continue to access by mail the most commonly used abortion pill, handing anti-abortion advocates a defeat in their push to restrict medication abortion.
White House planned to start Triumphal Arch work under unrelated contract

By Sarah Blaskey and Jonathan O'Connell
May 14, 2026 3:35 pm - The Trump administration planned to start work at the site of the president’s proposed Triumphal Arch by piggybacking on an existing, unrelated contract for engineering services at the White House grounds more than a mile away, emails obtained by The Washington Post show.
House launches bipartisan push to combat sexual misconduct in Congress

By Anna Liss-Roy
May 13, 2026 7:43 pm - House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) announced a new effort on Wednesday to combat sexual misconduct on Capitol Hill following several high-profile cases.
Trump’s plan to use his library as a hotel sparks lawsuit

By Dan Diamond and Aaron Schaffer
May 13, 2026 7:31 pm - A group of Miami residents sued President Donald Trump, Florida officials and trustees of Miami Dade College on Tuesday over Trump’s planned presidential library, claiming that the college’s decision to hand over a coveted parcel of land for the project constitutes an illegal benefit for the president.
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.
‘Most pressing needs’: After public scrutiny, District 214 cuts potential referendum ask in half

By Christopher Placek
May 11, 2026 6:24 pm - Northwest Suburban High School District 214 has reduced its potential referendum request from more than $900 million to a maximum of $450 million after community feedback showed lukewarm support for the larger proposal.
Hungary’s Péter Magyar sworn in as prime minister, ending Viktor Orbán’s 16-year rule

By JUSTIN SPIKE
May 09, 2026 8:33 pm - Hungary's Péter Magyar took the oath of office Saturday to become the country's new prime minister, kicking off a fresh political era after 16 years of Viktor Orbán's autocratic rule.
Rejecting church and state separation is on the wish list for Trump’s religious liberty commission

By PETER SMITH
May 09, 2026 6:03 pm - The chair of the Religious Liberty Commission is calling for a federal hotline with this automated recording: “There is no separation of church and state.” Another calls for court interventions by the Department of Justice on behalf of Amish parents fighting New York vaccine requirements.

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