Articles filed under Politics
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Former private prison executive David Venturella will become ICE’s acting leaderMay 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.
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‘Most pressing needs’: After public scrutiny, District 214 cuts potential referendum ask in halfMay 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.
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Hungary’s Péter Magyar sworn in as prime minister, ending Viktor Orbán’s 16-year ruleMay 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.
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Rejecting church and state separation is on the wish list for Trump’s religious liberty commissionMay 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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Justice Department ramps up denaturalization push with 12 new casesMay 08, 2026 7:37 pm - The Justice Department on Friday announced a dozen new denaturalization cases, the latest step in the Trump administration’s push to strip U.S. citizenship from individuals accused of hiding serious crimes and committing immigration fraud.
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Alabama lawmakers pass plan for new US House primary if courts allow different districtsMay 08, 2026 6:59 pm - A national redistricting battle over U.S. House seats swung toward Republicans on Friday, as a Virginia court invalidated a Democratic gerrymandering effort and Republicans in Alabama approved plans for new primary elections if courts allow GOP-drawn House districts to be used in the November midterm elections.
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Trump-appointed FEMA Review Council proposes sweeping changes to federal disaster supportMay 07, 2026 8:24 pm - A council meant to reform the Federal Emergency Management Agency proposed Thursday a series of long-awaited changes to the disaster recovery body that stop short of the administration’s promises to dismantle it, but could reduce the number of disasters the federal government supports and the amount of money it doles out.
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Vatican and State Department stress solid ties after Rubio’s fence-mending visit over Trump attacksMay 07, 2026 4:39 pm - The Vatican raised the “need to work tirelessly in favor of peace” in talks Thursday with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who came to Rome on a fence-mending visit after President Donald Trump’s criticisms of Pope Leo XIV over the Iran war.
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Justice Department launches civil rights probe into prosecutor in VirginiaMay 06, 2026 9:04 pm - The Justice Department announced Wednesday it has launched an investigation into the Democratic prosecutor of Virginia’s largest county, following years of complaints from conservatives that his office is too lenient with criminal defendants who are in the country illegally.
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Southern Republicans press ahead with election-year redistricting of US House despite protestsMay 06, 2026 8:27 pm - Republicans in several Southern states pressed ahead with an aggressive election-year redistricting effort Wednesday, undeterred by demonstrations and objections to their plans to reshape majority-Black congressional districts that have suddenly become vulnerable because of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling.