Before they were rivals to be Chicago’s next mayor, Paul Vallas and Brandon Johnson both worked in education, though their career paths — like their views on the city’s future — were very different.… Read more
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Trump’s Call for Protests Gets Muted Reaction by Supporters
Former President Donald Trump’s calls for protests ahead of his anticipated indictment in New York have generated mostly muted reactions from supporters, with even some of his most ardent loyalists dismissing the idea as a waste of time or a law enforcement trap.… Read more
Pentagon Video Shows Russian Jet Dumping Fuel on US Drone
The Biden administration released video Thursday of a Russian fighter jet dumping fuel on a U.S. Air Force surveillance drone as the U.S. sought to hold Russia responsible for the collision that led to the drone’s crash into the Black Sea without escalating already fraught tensions with the Kremlin.… Read more
Trump’s VP? Some in GOP Already Jockeying for Consideration
Trips to Mar-a-Lago. Glowing speeches. Front-row seats at major events.… Read more
Yellen to Tell Congress US Banking System ‘Remains Sound’
A week after the second-largest bank collapse in U.S. history, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is set to tell the Senate Finance Committee that the nation’s banking system “remains sound” and Americans “can feel confident” about their deposits.… Read more
Biden on Gun Control: ‘Do Something, Do Something Big’
The grief is still suffocating, the anger still visceral, President Joe Biden said Tuesday, in this suburban Los Angeles community where a gunman stormed a dance hall and killed 11 in January. He announced fresh federal measures to curb gun violence but emotionally declared there must be more.… Read more
US Says Russian Warplane Hits American Drone Over Black Sea
A Russian fighter jet struck the propeller of a U.S. surveillance drone over the Black Sea on Tuesday in a “brazen violation of international law,” causing American forces to bring down the unmanned aerial vehicle, the U.S. said.… Read more
Biden Insists Banking System is Safe After 2 Bank Collapses
President Joe Biden insisted Monday that the nation’s banking system was safe, seeking to project calm after the collapse of two banks stirred fears of a broader upheaval and prompted regulators to offer emergency loans to banks to stave off additional failures.… Read more
Cohen to Testify Before Grand Jury in Trump Hush Money Probe
Donald Trump’s former lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen is poised to testify Monday before a Manhattan grand jury investigating hush money payments he arranged and made on the former president’s behalf.… Read more
US Turns to New Ways to Punish Russian Oligarchs for the War
The U.S. has begun an aggressive new push to inflict pain on Russia’s economy and specifically its oligarchs with the intent of thwarting the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine.… Read more
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In Chicago Mayor’s Race, 2 Hopefuls Reflect Democrats’ Split
Before they were rivals to be Chicago’s next mayor, Paul Vallas and Brandon Johnson both worked in education, though their career paths — like their views on the city’s future — were very different.… Continue Reading
Trump’s Call for Protests Gets Muted Reaction by Supporters
Former President Donald Trump’s calls for protests ahead of his anticipated indictment in New York have generated mostly muted reactions from supporters, with even some of his most ardent loyalists dismissing the idea as a waste of time or a law enforcement trap.… Continue Reading
Pentagon Video Shows Russian Jet Dumping Fuel on US Drone
The Biden administration released video Thursday of a Russian fighter jet dumping fuel on a U.S. Air Force surveillance drone as the U.S. sought to hold Russia responsible for the collision that led to the drone’s crash into the Black Sea without escalating already fraught tensions with the Kremlin.… Continue Reading
Trump’s VP? Some in GOP Already Jockeying for Consideration
Trips to Mar-a-Lago. Glowing speeches. Front-row seats at major events.… Continue Reading
Yellen to Tell Congress US Banking System ‘Remains Sound’
A week after the second-largest bank collapse in U.S. history, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is set to tell the Senate Finance Committee that the nation’s banking system “remains sound” and Americans “can feel confident” about their deposits.… Continue Reading
Biden on Gun Control: ‘Do Something, Do Something Big’
The grief is still suffocating, the anger still visceral, President Joe Biden said Tuesday, in this suburban Los Angeles community where a gunman stormed a dance hall and killed 11 in January. He announced fresh federal measures to curb gun violence but emotionally declared there must be more.… Continue Reading
US Says Russian Warplane Hits American Drone Over Black Sea
A Russian fighter jet struck the propeller of a U.S. surveillance drone over the Black Sea on Tuesday in a “brazen violation of international law,” causing American forces to bring down the unmanned aerial vehicle, the U.S. said.… Continue Reading
Biden Insists Banking System is Safe After 2 Bank Collapses
President Joe Biden insisted Monday that the nation’s banking system was safe, seeking to project calm after the collapse of two banks stirred fears of a broader upheaval and prompted regulators to offer emergency loans to banks to stave off additional failures.… Continue Reading
Cohen to Testify Before Grand Jury in Trump Hush Money Probe
Donald Trump’s former lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen is poised to testify Monday before a Manhattan grand jury investigating hush money payments he arranged and made on the former president’s behalf.… Continue Reading
US Turns to New Ways to Punish Russian Oligarchs for the War
The U.S. has begun an aggressive new push to inflict pain on Russia’s economy and specifically its oligarchs with the intent of thwarting the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine.… Continue Reading