by Maggie Dougherty, Capitol News Illinois November 14, 2025 Article Summary SNAP benefits have resumed in Illinois, with recipients set to receive the rest of their November benefits over the next week. The Illinois Department of Human Services says the delay was avoidable and put Americans at risk of hunger. […]
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Staunton restaurant owner’s detention sparks probe into senator’s staffer
by Beth Hundsdorfer, Capitol News Illinois November 13, 2025 Article Summary U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Acting Director Todd Lyons sent a letter to Sen. Tammy Duckworth’s office Wednesday, alleging that one of her staffers misrepresented himself as an attorney in an attempt to free Ismael Ayuzo Sandoval. An attorney […]
U.S. Catholic Bishops Issue United Statement on Immigration
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops overwhelmingly approved a special pastoral message on immigration on Wednesday during their annual fall plenary assembly in Baltimore. With 216 votes in favor, just five votes against, and three abstentions, the bishops approved the statement amid sustained applause and standing ovation from the […]
Nearly a Quarter of US Households Living Paycheck to Paycheck as Inflation Outpaces Wage Growth
Nearly 24% of American households are living paycheck to paycheck in 2025, according to new analysis from Bank of America Institute released November 1. Inflation has outpaced wage growth for middle- and lower-income households since January 2025, with inflation climbing 3.0% year-over-year in September while after-tax wages for middle-income households […]
Durbin defends shutdown vote, says it wasn’t coordinated with Schumer
by Brenden Moore, Capitol News Illinois November 13, 2025 Article Summary Sen. Dick Durbin said he backed reopening the government to protect federal workers and to restore food assistance, arguing that he could not justify “playing with other people’s lives.” Durbin said his vote wasn’t coordinated with Senate Minority Leader […]
Trump Defends H-1B Program, Says U.S. Lacks ‘Certain Talents’ in Ingraham Interview
In an interview with host Laura Ingraham that aired on November 10 on “The Ingraham Angle,” President Donald Trump argued that the United States needs to “bring in talent” through the H-1B program. When Ingraham pressed the president, asserting “we have plenty of talented people here,” Trump flatly disagreed. “No, […]
Federal Judge Orders Release of Hundreds Detained in Chicago ICE Operations
A federal judge in Chicago has ordered U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to release hundreds of people from detention centers, ruling that their arrests likely violated constitutional protections and a 2022 consent decree that limits warrantless immigration arrests in the Midwest. U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Cummings issued multiple orders Wednesday […]
Lawmaker Escalates Allegations of ‘Inhumane’ Conditions at Nation’s Largest Immigration Detention Facility
According to a November 7 letter sent to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar demands federal officials address what she describes as deteriorating conditions at the massive immigration detention facility on Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas. The follow-up letter […]
Government Shutdown Ends After 43 Days, Longest in U.S. History
President Donald Trump signed legislation late Wednesday night to end the nation’s longest government shutdown, which lasted 43 days and affected roughly 900,000 federal employees. The House of Representatives passed the funding package on Wednesday evening in a 222-209 vote. The shutdown began on October 1, after Congress failed to […]
GOP Secures Controversial Payout Provision in Government Funding Bill
A provision in the government funding bill signed by President Donald Trump on November 12 allows senators to sue the federal government for up to $500,000 per violation if their phone records were subpoenaed without prior notification. The language applies retroactively to January 2022 and appears specifically designed to benefit […]
