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Trump Set to Deliver State of the Union
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) -- President Trump's State of the Union address is expected to focus on his second term priorities and policies, decisions he'll tout as successes. Trump previewing what he says wil...
Nick Gale Feb 24, 2026
Trump Pivots on Tariffs
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) -- After the U.S. Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump's tariffs under one law, Trump pivoted, tapping other presidential powers and raising global tariffs to 15-percent...
Nick Gale Feb 23, 2026
SCOTUS Blocks Trump Tariffs
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) -- The Supreme Court Friday blocked President Donald Trump's use of an emergency law to impose sweeping tariffs on most U.S. trading partners. In a 6-3 decision, the justices invali...
Nick Gale Feb 20, 2026
Driving schools in several states including Illinois the target of a Federal Transportation Department investigation
More than 550 commercial driving schools in the U.S. that train truckers and bus drivers must close after investigators found they employed unqualified instructors, failed to adequately test students ...
Kim Gordon Feb 19, 2026
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







