Chicago-area candidates file funding reports in crowded congressional races as Jesse Jackson Jr. gears for comeback effort
With Democratic U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin and Rep. Jan Schakowsky set to retire and Rep. Danny Davis potentially ready to join them, next year’s election will mark a significant changing of the guard in Illinois’ ...Read more
Armed Services panel approves defense bill after marathon markup
WASHINGTON — The House Armed Services Committee approved, 55-2, its version of the annual Pentagon policy bill late Tuesday night after a nearly 14-hour markup during which lawmakers waded through hundreds of amendments ...Read more
Lawmakers hope to modify crucial dates in reconciliation bill
WASHINGTON — While efforts to sway initially reluctant GOP moderates and ultraconservatives to vote for the Republican reconciliation package resulted in a law with little wiggle room for change, some lawmakers are ...Read more
Jax Taylor leaving The Valley
Jax Taylor is leaving The Valley.
The troubled reality star has confirmed he won't be part of the third season of the Bravo show following an "incredibly challenging" year, which saw him split from wife Brittany ...Read more
Liam Payne's sister shares poignant tribute after watching Building the Band
Liam Payne's sister still finds it "incredibly hard" to process his death.
The former One Direction singer passed away last October aged 31 after falling from his hotel balcony in Argentina and with his final TV show, ...Read more
Oprah Winfrey called to assist with Prince Harry's 'duck problem'
Oprah Winfrey was called to help Prince Harry with a "duck problem".
The 71-year-old media mogul lives close to the Duke of Sussex and his wife Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, in California and she recalled rushing to the ...Read more
Elon Musk rages against Trump's theory that Epstein 'list' is a hoax
Elon Musk is once again raging against the Trump administration for its handling of the investigation into deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Amid the billionaire entrepreneur’s explosive social media feud with ...Read more
Senate 'vote-a-rama' on rescissions bill begins
WASHINGTON — Senators began voting Wednesday on amendments to a large foreign aid and public broadcasting rescissions package even as some Republicans acknowledged their discomfort with how the Trump administration might...Read more
Councilwoman apologizes for 'satirical' video that called on street gangs to organize against ICE
LOS ANGELES — A Southern California city councilwoman who drew national headlines and public backlash after posting a TikTok video in which she appeared to call on street gangs to stand up against federal immigration ...Read more
Sen. Tina Smith will be hospitalized overnight in Washington
U.S. Sen. Tina Smith will be spending Wednesday night at a hospital in Washington after falling ill at work.
According to a social media post from her office, the Minnesota Democrat was working Wednesday at the Capitol ...Read more
Another 107 former detainees allege sexual abuse in Illinois and Cook County youth detention centers
CHICAGO — Another 107 people filed complaints Tuesday against the state for allegedly allowing rampant sexual abuse in Illinois juvenile detention facilities, joining 800 other alleged victims who have filed a slew of ...Read more
Cellphone detox: Gov. Hochul says it's time for NY students, parents to brace for all-day ban
Back-to-school season in New York this year will mean “detoxing” from your cellphones, Gov. Kathy Hochul said Wednesday.
After a roundtable discussion with students, parents, union officials, and the head of the city�...Read more
California to provide LGBTQ suicide prevention hotline after Trump administration axes it
California will partner with the Trevor Project to provide suicide prevention support to LGBTQ+ youth, state officials announced Wednesday. The announcement comes weeks after the Trump administration said it will no longer...Read more
NC's Tillis offers warning to White House aides ahead of Senate vote on NPR, PBS cuts
Sen. Thom Tillis gave a warning to the Trump administration from the Senate floor, Wednesday afternoon, ahead of an expected marathon voting session over funding to NPR, PBS and foreign aid.
Senators plan to vote ...Read more
Trump regulators to zero out fuel economy fines dating to 2022
WASHINGTON — Federal regulators will zero out all federal fuel economy fines dating back to model year 2022, according to a letter sent to automakers that was obtained Wednesday by The Detroit News.
The National Highway...Read more
Feds say they're investigating 'massive scheme to defraud' Minnesota's Housing Stabilization Services Program
ST. PAUL, Minn. — As part of a federal investigation into a “massive scheme to defraud” Minnesota’s Housing Stabilization Services program, law enforcement carried out search warrants in the Twin Cities on ...Read more
Hispanic officers allege mistreatment in Miami Gardens, call for chief's removal
MIAMI — Five Hispanic male police officers have notified Miami Gardens that they intend to file a class-action whistleblower lawsuit claiming they were the targets of racial discrimination.
The Miami Gardens officers �...Read more
Florida city removes LGBTQ+ rainbow intersection, quickly complying with state, federal mandate
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Orders from the administrations of President Donald Trump and Gov. Ron DeSantis have achieved what vandals have tried and failed: The elimination of a street intersection on Boynton Beach painted ...Read more
Trump officials face new lawsuit over immigration court arrest
WASHINGTON — Immigrant advocates are suing to stop what they allege is an unlawful effort by the Trump administration to ramp up arrests of migrants who appear at U.S. immigration courts.
The lawsuit, filed Wednesday ...Read more
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Trump slams MAGA ‘weaklings’ for demanding Epstein files release
President Donald Trump on Wednesday derided some MAGA loyalists as “weaklings” for demanding that he order the release of files related to notorious...Read more
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