WASHINGTON — The Senate confirmed Kristi Noma as Homeland Security secretary on Saturday, putting South Dakota’s governor in charge of a vast agency that is essential to national security and President Donald Trump’s plan to crack down on illegal immigration. Republicans tasked the Senate on Saturday with installing the newest member of Trump’s national security … Read more
Washington – President Donald Trump’s first week in office is not over yet, but already indicates how his next four years in the White House can be revealed. Some takes from early days of his second term: He is like never before Within a few hours of taking the oath, Trump waived more than 1,500 … Read more
Washington – The Foreign Department on Friday ordered a comprehensive freeze on new funding for almost all American foreign aid, causing an exception to emergency food programs and military assistance for Israel and Egypt. This order quickly stopped many of the billions of dollars in US-funded projects globally to support health, education, development, job training, … Read more
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s new Justice Department leadership issued an order Friday to prosecute people accused of blocking reproductive rights facilities, calling the cases an example of the “weaponization” of law enforcement. Prosecutions and civil actions under the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act or “FACE Act” will now be allowed only in … Read more
WASHINGTON—The Senate confirmed Pete Hegseth as the nation’s defense secretary on Friday in a dramatic late-night vote about his qualifications to lead the Pentagon amid allegations of heavy drinking and aggressive behavior toward women. I answered the questions. Rarely has a Cabinet nominee faced such widespread concerns about his experience and behavior, especially for such … Read more
Cheyenne, Wyo. — President Donald Trump’s promise to focus squarely on fossil fuels also includes praise for coal, a reliable but polluting energy source that has long been in decline. Trump suggested this week that coal could help meet growing electricity demand from manufacturing and the large data centers needed for artificial intelligence. “Nobody can … Read more
Former Ford Heights Mayor Charles Griffin was sentenced to four years in prison and fined $50,000 for stealing thousands of dollars from those taxpayers, a Cook County judge announced Friday. Griffin, 69, was convicted in September of embezzling between $10,000 and $100,000 of public funds for personal use during and after his first term as … Read more
Springfield – A former state official overseeing the cannabis regulation policy Had left, according to a report released on Friday from the state executive surveillance. According to the report of the Executive Inspector General, Brett Bender was the Deputy Director of Cannabis Control for the Department of Financial and Vocational Regulation of Illinois from April … Read more
Before Ibana-Shampain student Gabi Dalsanto, a student of Illinois University Arbana-Shampain, was approved to register for spring classes after recently placed on academic restriction to disregard the school policy during student-tendon climate march. , He filed piles of paperwork, worked with a case manager and wrote, what he would separate in future, essay of many … Read more