Hundreds of current and former staff at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have authored and signed the “Bethesda Declaration,” a public call to NIH and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) leadership to reverse recent policies they say undermine scientific excellence, academic freedom, and the very mission of […]
U.S. employers added 139,000 jobs in May 2025, a modest increase that signals continued, but slowing, growth in the nation’s labor market. The unemployment rate remained unchanged at 4.2 percent, according to the latest report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The health care sector led job creation […]
On June 14, Urbana will join communities across the nation for “No Kings Day,” a coordinated day of protest and civic action aimed at rejecting authoritarianism and defending democratic values. “No Kings Day” is part of a broader national movement, with over 1,500 protests planned across all 50 states and […]
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has fired all 17 members of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. The decision, announced through a Wall Street Journal op-ed on Monday, June 9, is the most aggressive action to date by the vaccine-skeptical […]
The Champaign County Democratic Central Committee has opened the application process to fill the County Board District 10 seat left vacant by Dr. Chris Stohr, whose four-year term was set to end in November 2026. The committee is calling on local Democrats residing in District 10, which covers the east […]
A federal judge in Maryland has issued a preliminary injunction halting the Trump administration’s sweeping effort to dismantle AmeriCorps, the nation’s federal agency for national service and volunteerism. The order, handed down Thursday, came in response to a lawsuit led by Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul and a coalition of […]
A new Illinois law aimed at combating the opioid crisis will take effect on July 1, allowing state agencies to make opioid antagonists, such as naloxone, available at workplaces and shielding employees who administer these life-saving drugs from civil liability. Under House Bill 5028, state agencies may provide opioid antagonists […]
California Attorney General Rob Bonta and Governor Gavin Newsom have filed a lawsuit challenging former President Donald Trump’s recent order to federalize the California National Guard, calling the move an unprecedented and unlawful overreach of presidential authority. On June 7, President Trump issued a memorandum titled “Department of Defense Security […]
The Trump administration has escalated its response to ongoing protests in Los Angeles by mobilizing approximately 700 U.S. Marines, joining thousands of National Guard troops already deployed in the city. President Trump authorized the deployment of 2,000 National Guard members over the weekend, bypassing the usual requirement for a governor’s request and invoking federal authority under a rarely used […]
President Donald Trump has escalated his feud with California Governor Gavin Newsom, publicly supporting the idea that Newsom should be arrested. On June 8, Tom Homan, Trump’s border czar, warned that legal action could be taken against any official obstructing immigration enforcement, specifically naming Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen […]
