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Tributes pouring in following the death of civil rights icon Reverend Jesse Jackson
Eulogies are pouring in after the death of the Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, who led the U.S. Civil Rights Movement for decades. The protege of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and two-time presidential candi...
Kim Gordon Feb 17, 2026
Jesse Jackson Dead at 84
(CHICAGO) -- Jesse Jackson, a longtime civil rights leader and two-time Democratic presidential candidate, died Tuesday morning at the age of 84. "Our father was a servant leader - not only to our fam...
Nick Gale Feb 17, 2026
Crackdown Ends in Minnesota
(MINNEAPOLIS, MN) -- Speaking at a press conference in Minneapolis today, border czar Tom Homan announced the Trump administration's immigration crackdown in Minnesota will begin to wind down. Homan s...
Nick Gale Feb 12, 2026
Attorney General Pam Bondi in the hot seat on Capitol Hill
Attorney General Pam Bondi is facing questions from lawmakers over the Justice Department's handling of files related to Jeffrey Epstein that have exposed sensitive private information about victims d...
Kim Gordon Feb 11, 2026
Netanyahu, Trump Meet Today
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) -- Prime Minister Netanyahu meets President Donald Trump today in a fast-tracked White House visit pushing to expand Iran negotiations. Netanyahu says any deal must curb Iran's miss...
Nick Gale Feb 11, 2026
Illinois Artist to Perform at State Fair
(SPRINGFIELD, IL) - The Illinois State Fair has announced that multi-platinum country star Bailey Zimmerman will play the Illinois Lottery Grandstand stage on Ag Day, Friday, August 14, 2026. Hailing ...
Nick Gale Feb 10, 2026
AG Targets Online Gambling Platforms
(CHICAGO) -- The Illinois Gaming Board, in coordination with the Illinois Attorney General's office, has issued more than 60 cease-and-desist letters to entities allegedly operating illegal online cas...
Nick Gale Feb 06, 2026
Your prescription medicine may soon be less expensive
The Trump administration on Thursday will launch TrumpRx, a website it says will help patients buy prescription drugs directly from manufacturers at a discounted rate at a time when health care and th...
Kim Gordon Feb 05, 2026
Congress Considers Calling Bill Gates to Testify
(Washington, D.C.) -- House Oversight Chair James Comer is considering calling Bill Gates to testify in the ongoing Jeffrey Epstein investigation. "We're certainly looking at that, so we'll have more ...
Nick Gale Feb 05, 2026
Homan Makes Deal in Minnesota
(Minneapolis, MN) -- Border Czar Tom Homan announced this morning that 700 agents will be withdrawn from Minnesota in exchange for illegal immigrants being held by local police. Homan says he has been...
Nick Gale Feb 04, 2026






