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Trump EPA gutting limits on certain forever chemicals
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PFOA and PFOS have been found in the drinking water of 200 million Americans, including 6 out of 10 Illinoisans.
May 14, 2025, 11:35 PM
Mattel plans to raise prices on some toys to offset tariff costs
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Mattel Inc., the maker of Barbie dolls, Hot Wheels cars and other popular toys, said Monday that it would have to raise prices for some products sold in the U.S. “where necessary” to offset higher costs related to President Donald Trump’s tariffs.
May 5, 2025, 11:50 PM
Toss suit restricting access to abortion medication
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The Trump administration on Monday asked a judge to toss out a lawsuit from three GOP-led states seeking to cut off telehealth access to abortion medication mifepristone.
May 5, 2025, 11:33 PM
Trump administration nixes plan to cover anti-obesity drugs through Medicare
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President Donald Trump’s administration has decided not to cover expensive, high-demand obesity treatments under the federal government’s Medicare program.
Apr 4, 2025, 11:40 PM
Trump administration ends key grant program that helps communities prepare for disasters
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As the Trump administration weighs the future of the federal agency tasked with responding to disasters, it is ending a key program that has been used by communities across the country to pay for projects designed to help them prepare for natural disasters like flooding and fires.
Apr 4, 2025, 11:21 PM
Hundreds gather at Chicago Tesla dealership to protest Elon Musk
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Roughly 200 people gathered outside a Gold Coast Tesla dealership on Saturday, taking part in nationwide protests against Elon Musk and the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency.
Mar 29, 2025, 9:33 PM
Court allows Trump administration to suspend approval of new refugees
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The Trump administration can stop approving new refugees for entry into the U.S. but has to allow in people who were conditionally accepted.
Mar 25, 2025, 11:08 PM
‘Takedown Tesla’ event in downtown Chicago to protest Musk, Trump
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Hundreds of people gathered downtown to protest President Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s government spending cuts, carrying signs that read “Launch Musk to Mars” and “Democracy Dies with DOGE.”
Mar 8, 2025, 11:42 PM
House Speaker Johnson’s top aide arrested on charge of driving under the influence
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The chief of staff to House Speaker Mike Johnson was arrested Tuesday night on suspicion of driving under the influence after crashing into a police vehicle following President Donald Trump’s address to Congress.
Mar 5, 2025, 11:36 PM
Donald Trump creates council for ‘energy dominance,’ boosts natural gas exports and offshore drilling
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President Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order formally creating a National Energy Dominance Council and directed it to move quickly to drive up already record-setting domestic oil and gas production.
Feb 14, 2025, 11:55 PM
White House bars reporter because of 'Gulf of America' policy
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The White House blocked an Associated Press reporter from an event in the Oval Office on Tuesday after demanding the news agency alter its style on the Gulf of Mexico, which President Trump has ordered renamed the Gulf of America.
Feb 11, 2025, 11:47 PM
Scott Bessent confirmed as treasury secretary
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The U.S. Senate confirmed billionaire investor Scott Bessent on Monday to serve as President Donald Trump’s treasury secretary, giving him the delicate balancing act of cutting taxes and curbing deficits while putting forward a plan on tariffs that doesn’t jeopardize growth.
Jan 27, 2025, 11:50 PM
Mayor Brandon Johnson pledges fight to protect Chicagoans against Trump immigrant threats
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As a progressive freshman mayor, Johnson’s challenge now is to stand up for Chicago’s large immigrant community while also navigating the risks of antagonizing Trump.
Jan 23, 2025, 11:38 PM
Special counsel Jack Smith has resigned after submitting his Donald Trump report, Justice Department says
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Special counsel Jack Smith has resigned from the Justice Department after submitting his investigative report on President-elect Donald Trump, an expected move that comes amid legal wrangling over how much of that document can be made public in the days ahead.
Jan 11, 2025, 11:49 PM
1 dead after Tesla truck catches fire and explodes at Trump hotel
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One person died and seven others were injured when a Tesla Cybertruck that appeared to be carrying fireworks caught fire and exploded outside President-elect Donald Trump's Las Vegas hotel.
Jan 1, 2025, 10:13 PM
Panama celebrates 25th anniversary of Panama Canal handover
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Panama on Tuesday celebrated the 25th anniversary of the U.S. handover of the Panama Canal, which president-elect Donald Trump has threatened to take back.
Dec 31, 2024, 8:54 PM
House rejects Trump-backed plan on government shutdown
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The House has resoundingly rejected President-elect Donald Trump’s new plan to fund federal operations and suspend the debt ceiling a day before a government shutdown.
Dec 19, 2024, 11:07 PM
Government funding plan collapses as Trump makes new demands
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President-elect Donald Trump abruptly rejected a bipartisan plan Wednesday to prevent a Christmastime government shutdown, instead telling House Speaker Mike Johnson and Republicans to essentially renegotiate — days before a deadline when federal funding runs out.
Dec 18, 2024, 11:55 PM
House GOP sides with Trump and goes after Liz Cheney
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Wrapping up their investigation on the Jan. 6 2021 Capitol attack, House Republicans have concluded it’s former GOP Rep. Liz Cheney who should be prosecuted.
Dec 17, 2024, 11:12 PM
Pritzker says he'd protect most immigrants from deportation
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Gov. J.B. Pritzker again promised to protect immigrants from mass deportations threatened by President-elect Donald Trump.
Dec 11, 2024, 11:36 PM
Young men swung to the right for Donald Trump after a campaign dominated by masculine appeals
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Although much of the electorate shifted right to varying degrees in 2024, young men were one of the groups that swung sharply toward Trump.
Nov 30, 2024, 11:13 PM
Donald Trump’s Republican Party is winning union voters
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Working-class voters helped Republicans make steady election gains this year and expanded a coalition that increasingly includes rank-and-file union members.
Nov 23, 2024, 11:46 PM
Donald Trump gave Interior nominee directive for US land: ‘Drill.’
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Donald Trump assigned Doug Burgum a singular mission in nominating the governor of oil-rich North Dakota to lead an agency that oversees a half-billion acres of federal land and vast areas offshore: “Drill baby drill.”
Nov 22, 2024, 11:57 PM
Pam Bondi chosen for Trump’s attorney general pick after Matt Gaetz withdraws
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President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday named Pam Bondi, the former attorney general of Florida, to be U.S. attorney general just hours after his other choice, Matt Gaetz, withdrew his name.
Nov 21, 2024, 11:45 PM
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