Tag: National News

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — President Donald Trump said Sunday that he won’t back down on his sweeping tariffs on ...

Tentative deal is reached in Republican fight over proxy voting for new parents – Chicago Tribune

WASHINGTON — A tentative deal has been reached with the Florida Republican leading a bipartisan push to allow proxy voting ...

US revoking all visas held by South Sudanese passport holders

WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Saturday that the United States was revoking all visas held by South ...

First modern Olympic games held – Chicago Tribune

Today is Sunday, April 6, the 96th day of 2025. There are 269 days left in the year.Today in history:On ...

President Donald Trump and Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu will meet again Monday on Gaza, tariffs and more – Chicago Tribune

April 5, 2025

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — President Donald Trump plans to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday in ...

Trump administration nixes plan to cover anti-obesity drugs through Medicare – Chicago Tribune

President Donald Trump’s administration has decided not to cover expensive, high-demand obesity treatments under the federal government’s Medicare program.The Centers ...

Supporters rally for man mistakenly deported to El Salvador prison

By MICHAEL KUNZELMANHYATTSVILLE, Md. (AP) — The wife of a Maryland man who was mistakenly deported to a notorious prison ...

Texas could have school choice for first time in state history

TheTexas House Committee on Public Education “moved universal school choice one step closer to reaching my desk,” Texas Gov. Greg ...

Bill Gates and Paul Allen found Microsoft – Chicago Tribune

Today is Friday, April 4, the 94th day of 2025. There are 271 days left in the year.Today in history:On ...

Here’s why April 5th is known as Go for Broke Day – Orange County Register

Great gallantry April 5th is known as Go for Broke Day. The term was the slogan for an Army unit ...

Republicans move ahead with Trump’s ‘big’ bill of tax breaks

WASHINGTON — After a long wait, the Senate is launching action on President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” of tax ...

President Trump’s tariff push could lead to voter backlash

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s expansive new tariffs reverse a decades-long global trend of lower trade barriers and are likely, ...

Female fencer refuses to face transgender athlete at event, is disqualified

Fencer Stephanie Turner decided to take a knee rather than face a transgender opponent at the Cherry Blossom event hosted ...

Sen. Cory Booker’s record-breaking speech offers hope

I dropped off my son at lacrosse practice Monday night, drove home to start dinner, threw some clothes in the ...

Wisconsin voters approve GOP-backed voter ID amendment to state constitution – Baltimore Sun

While the Democratic candidate won a seat on the state's supreme court, voters also passed a GOP-backed measure to enshrine voter ...

Tornadoes damage homes and power lines as storms wallop Midwest

April 2, 2025

Tornadoes and violent storms struck parts of the South and Midwest on Wednesday, knocking down power lines and trees, ripping ...

Hopefully four senators get on Republican bandwagon, for a change

April 2, 2025

President Donald Trump posted on social media platform Truth Social that Sens. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., Rand Paul, R-Ky., Lisa Murkowski, R-Ala., and ...

Great Lakes states likely to suffer from EPA cuts

April 2, 2025

Dirty air remains a chronic problem in the Chicago area.Shortly before President Joe Biden left office, the U.S. Environmental Protection ...

Prosecutors directed to seek death penalty against Luigi Mangione

April 1, 2025