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Federal immigration agents detained at least three people in the west suburbs Friday in a sudden burst of aggressive action, chasing workers who tried to hide on top of a truck before running through a Menards parking lot in Cicero and questioning people walking in Berwyn.
Ahead of Kristi Noem’s visit to Chicago Saturday, immigration agents make show of force in west suburbs
Federal immigration agents detained at least three people in the western suburbs Friday in a sudden burst of aggressive action.
trib.al
December 6, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Federal immigration agents detained at least three people in the west suburbs Friday in a sudden burst of aggressive action, chasing workers who tried to hide on top of a truck before running through a Menards parking lot in Cicero and questioning people walking in Berwyn.
November 30, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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How did this guy and a drug kingpin buy their pardons from Trump? This is our-in-the-open corruption, and Republicans are accepting it.
President Trump has set free a private equity executive who had served less than two weeks of a seven-year sentence for his role in what prosecutors described as a $1.6 billion scheme that defrauded thousands of victims.
Trump Frees Fraudster Just Days Into Seven-Year Prison Sentence
David Gentile had been found guilty for his role in what prosecutors described as a $1.6 billion scheme that defrauded thousands of investors.
nyti.ms
November 30, 2025 at 4:52 PM
How did this guy and a drug kingpin buy their pardons from Trump? This is our-in-the-open corruption, and Republicans are accepting it.
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Himes: "This shows Steve Witkoff almost literally sitting side with the Russians on this ... it's unimaginable to consider the fact that you would propose a peace deal that the Ukrainians didn't even know about."
November 26, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Himes: "This shows Steve Witkoff almost literally sitting side with the Russians on this ... it's unimaginable to consider the fact that you would propose a peace deal that the Ukrainians didn't even know about."
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Nursing home magnate Joseph Schwartz was sentenced in April to three years for defrauding the government of $38 million.
Seven months later, President Trump pardoned him, but the White House denies a lobbying tie.
Seven months later, President Trump pardoned him, but the White House denies a lobbying tie.
The case of a felon who paid lobbyists nearly $1 million to seek a Trump pardon
Nursing home magnate Joseph Schwartz was sentenced in April to three years for defrauding the government of $38 million. Seven months later, Trump pardoned him, but the White House denies a lobbying t...
www.washingtonpost.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Nursing home magnate Joseph Schwartz was sentenced in April to three years for defrauding the government of $38 million.
Seven months later, President Trump pardoned him, but the White House denies a lobbying tie.
Seven months later, President Trump pardoned him, but the White House denies a lobbying tie.
Anger does not begin to describe my reaction to this
Did you hear that the Department of Education reclassified some professional degrees to non-professional and guess what? Most of them are female-dominated jobs. They really want to economically subjugate women
www.newsweek.com/full-list-de...
www.newsweek.com/full-list-de...
Full list of degrees not classed as ‘professional’ by Trump admin
Certain students may no longer receive the same loan for their studies as what counts as "professional" will determine how much they get.
www.newsweek.com
November 22, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Anger does not begin to describe my reaction to this
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This is part of a pattern we have documented this year at The New York Times. Dads (President Trump, Steve Witkoff and Howard Lutnick) doing government work. As their sons push ahead with related family businesses, cashing in. (This story from May)
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/05/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/05/u...
Trump Sons’ Deals on Three Continents Directly Benefit the President
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 12:19 PM
This is part of a pattern we have documented this year at The New York Times. Dads (President Trump, Steve Witkoff and Howard Lutnick) doing government work. As their sons push ahead with related family businesses, cashing in. (This story from May)
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/05/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/05/u...
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Undergraduate enrollment was up by 3.7% at public universities across Illinois, according to state data released this week. The number of Black students enrolled at public universities across Illinois increased by nearly 10%. Latino student enrollment was up more than 8%.
Illinois public university enrollment rises, driven by gains for Black, Latino students
chicago.suntimes.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Undergraduate enrollment was up by 3.7% at public universities across Illinois, according to state data released this week. The number of Black students enrolled at public universities across Illinois increased by nearly 10%. Latino student enrollment was up more than 8%.
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Is there fentanyl on the boats from Venezuela the Trump administration is blowing up? No. I explain and discuss @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/u...
Venezuela Doesn’t Produce Fentanyl. Trump Is Targeting It Anyway.
www.nytimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Is there fentanyl on the boats from Venezuela the Trump administration is blowing up? No. I explain and discuss @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/u...
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Israel continues to attack Lebanon on a near-daily basis in violation of a yearlong ceasefire with Hezbollah.
Israeli attack on Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon kills at least 13
Israel continues to attack Lebanon on a near-daily basis in violation of a yearlong ceasefire with Hezbollah.
bit.ly
November 19, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Israel continues to attack Lebanon on a near-daily basis in violation of a yearlong ceasefire with Hezbollah.
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One hundred years ago, the Lutheran University Association purchased a struggling Valparaiso University and made it what it is today.
Valparaiso University marks 100 years of Lutheran control
One hundred years ago, the Lutheran University Association purchased a struggling Valparaiso University and made it what it is today.
trib.al
November 17, 2025 at 1:00 AM
One hundred years ago, the Lutheran University Association purchased a struggling Valparaiso University and made it what it is today.
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About half of what it was going to cost to fully fund SNAP in November during the shutdown.
November 13, 2025 at 1:15 PM
About half of what it was going to cost to fully fund SNAP in November during the shutdown.
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NEW: @propublica.org investigated the Chicago apartment raid where kids were zip-tied and citizens detained for hours. They find:
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
November 13, 2025 at 2:08 PM
NEW: @propublica.org investigated the Chicago apartment raid where kids were zip-tied and citizens detained for hours. They find:
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
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“It’s about getting a large enough number so that the next crazed cop who thinks it would be good idea to raid a newspaper says, ‘Whoa, Nelly, I don’t think I want to do that.’” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/u...
Kansas County Agrees to Pay $3 Million Over Police Raid of Newspaper
www.nytimes.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:30 PM
“It’s about getting a large enough number so that the next crazed cop who thinks it would be good idea to raid a newspaper says, ‘Whoa, Nelly, I don’t think I want to do that.’” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/u...
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Silence means assent.
Senate Republicans vote down legislation to limit Trump’s ability to attack Venezuela
Senate Republicans vote down legislation to limit Trump’s ability to attack Venezuela
Senate Republicans vote down legislation to limit Trump’s ability to attack Venezuela
Senate Republicans have rejected legislation that would have put a check on President Donald Trump’s ability to launch an attack against Venezuela.
apnews.com
November 7, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Silence means assent.
Senate Republicans vote down legislation to limit Trump’s ability to attack Venezuela
Senate Republicans vote down legislation to limit Trump’s ability to attack Venezuela
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Breaking news: Far-right activist Laura Loomer is now credentialed to cover the Defense Department, according to a person familiar with the matter, joining a new cohort of right-wing media that have agreed to the Pentagon’s new press policy.
Laura Loomer is now credentialed to cover the Pentagon
The far-right activist has repeatedly criticized defense officials on her website and social media accounts while boasting of her close ties to President Donald Trump.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 4, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Breaking news: Far-right activist Laura Loomer is now credentialed to cover the Defense Department, according to a person familiar with the matter, joining a new cohort of right-wing media that have agreed to the Pentagon’s new press policy.
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So there were some AI-generated videos that purported to show Black women ranting about SNAP benefits, and... Fox News is reporting on this like these are real people. They're not! They're AI!
This is truly insane. Total unreality. www.foxnews.com/media/snap-b...
This is truly insane. Total unreality. www.foxnews.com/media/snap-b...
October 31, 2025 at 10:33 PM
So there were some AI-generated videos that purported to show Black women ranting about SNAP benefits, and... Fox News is reporting on this like these are real people. They're not! They're AI!
This is truly insane. Total unreality. www.foxnews.com/media/snap-b...
This is truly insane. Total unreality. www.foxnews.com/media/snap-b...
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$18 Mocktail Satisfies Craving To Waste Money https://theonion.com/18-mocktail-satisfies-craving-to-waste-money-1851449216/
November 1, 2025 at 7:00 PM
$18 Mocktail Satisfies Craving To Waste Money https://theonion.com/18-mocktail-satisfies-craving-to-waste-money-1851449216/
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Research showed close to $10 million was spent in three weeks, while federal agents went without pay.
Trump Admin Spends Millions on ICE Ads as SNAP Runs Out of Money—Report
www.newsweek.com
October 30, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Research showed close to $10 million was spent in three weeks, while federal agents went without pay.
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Three men — Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, and Jeff Bezos — now own more wealth than 165 million Americans combined.
They own the media.
They own the algorithms.
They own politicians in both parties.
The system is rigged — but We the People can take it back.
They own the media.
They own the algorithms.
They own politicians in both parties.
The system is rigged — but We the People can take it back.
October 27, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Three men — Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, and Jeff Bezos — now own more wealth than 165 million Americans combined.
They own the media.
They own the algorithms.
They own politicians in both parties.
The system is rigged — but We the People can take it back.
They own the media.
They own the algorithms.
They own politicians in both parties.
The system is rigged — but We the People can take it back.
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I don't understand this. Members of the military are required to keep national defense information secret - no NDA needed.Unless it's about unlawful orders? I wish we could see a copy of the NDA. www.reuters.com/world/americ...
Exclusive: US military officials required to sign NDAs tied to Latin America mission, sources say
U.S. military officials involved with President Donald Trump's expanding operations in Latin America have been asked to sign non-disclosure agreements, three U.S. officials say, a development that raises new questions about a military buildup that Venezuela fears may lead to an invasion.
www.reuters.com
October 28, 2025 at 5:25 PM
I don't understand this. Members of the military are required to keep national defense information secret - no NDA needed.Unless it's about unlawful orders? I wish we could see a copy of the NDA. www.reuters.com/world/americ...
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For the Trumps, the presidency is a side gig.
NEW: Don Trump Jr.--after helping pick top Pentagon officials to join his dad's administration--has now become an investor and advisor to Pentagon drone builders. This as President Trump orders Pentagon to buy more drones. A NYT investigation of this latest conflict.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/u...
Trump’s Son Is Poised to Profit From Pentagon Drone Proposal
www.nytimes.com
October 25, 2025 at 7:45 PM
For the Trumps, the presidency is a side gig.
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a live look this morning at the demolished East Wing of the White House
October 23, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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