Oil and gas prices rise rapidly amid Iran war
NEW YORK — The price of oil surged higher and showed no signs of halting its rapid climb a week ...
Tag: national politics
Trump expects a replay of the ’90s boom. Economists have doubts.
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump, his Treasury secretary and his choice to lead the Federal Reserve believe they can coax ...
US ambassador causes uproar by claiming Israel has a right to much of the Middle East – Chicago Tribune
TEL AVIV, Israel — Arab and Muslim nations on Saturday sharply condemned comments by the U.S. ambassador to Israel, Mike ...
Wisconsin passes expanded Medicaid for moms
Women in Wisconsin will soon be eligible to receive expanded Medicaid coverage for up to a year after giving birth ...
US military boards another oil tanker in Indian Ocean after tracking it from the Caribbean – Chicago Tribune
WASHINGTON — U.S. military forces boarded another sanctioned tanker in the Indian Ocean after tracking the vessel from the Caribbean ...
Immigration officials plan to spend $38.3 billion to boost detention capacity to 92,000 beds – Chicago Tribune
Federal immigration officials plan to spend $38.3 billion to boost detention capacity to 92,600 beds, a document released Friday shows, ...
Attorneys, relatives struggle to find hospitalized ICE detainees – Orange County Register
Family members and attorneys for patients hospitalized after being detained by federal immigration officials said they are facing extreme difficulty ...
Appeals court affirms Trump administration policy of jailing immigrants without bond – Chicago Tribune
President Donald Trump’s administration can continue to detain immigrants without bond, marking a major legal victory for the federal immigration ...
Top Justice Department official plays down chance for charges arising from Epstein files revelations – Chicago Tribune
WASHINGTON — A top Justice Department official played down the possibility of additional criminal charges arising from the Jeffrey Epstein ...
Donald Trump, unbowed by backlash to Minneapolis shooting, blames Democrats for ‘chaos’ – Chicago Tribune
WASHINGTON — The fatal shooting of a Minneapolis protester by a federal immigration officer touched off a fierce national debate ...
Despite rumors, no surprise performance from Beyoncé or Taylor Swift at DNC – Daily Breeze
Rumors of a surprise performance from a top tier pop star swirled in the days leading up to the Democratic ...
In picking Walz, Harris upends notion of ‘women’s issues’ – Daily Breeze
Lia DeGroot, Sandhya Raman and Ariel Cohen | (TNS) CQ-Roll CallWhen Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris picked her running mate earlier this ...
Here’s a look at the history of political parties in the U.S. – Daily Breeze
With the Democratic National Convention starting in Chicago this week, we take a look at the history of political organizations ...
DNC opens transformed by Harris’ ascendance but questions linger
By STEVE PEOPLES, ZEKE MILLER and BILL BARROWCHICAGO (AP) — A refreshed Democratic Party reintroduces itself to a divided nation ...
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