Vice President JD Vance and other Republican leaders have recently asserted that Democrats are pushing government funding bills that would allocate as much as $1.5 trillion toward providing healthcare benefits for undocumented immigrants. This narrative has been prominent during government funding debates and related shutdown threats. Vance said, Democrats want […]
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth summoned hundreds of America’s top generals and admirals from around the world to Marine Corps Base Quantico with just days’ notice for what amounted to a military culture reckoning. The hastily arranged gathering on September 30, was both an ultimatum and a transformation announcement: align with […]
by Jerry Nowicki and Hannah Meisel, Capitol News Illinois September 30, 2025 Article Summary If the federal government sends troops to Chicago, the Trump administration “should expect a legal challenge here,” according to Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul. A federal judge in California recently ruled the activation of the National […]
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday delivered a significant victory to the Trump administration, granting an emergency application for a stay that effectively allows the president to withhold $4 billion in foreign aid appropriated by Congress. In an unsigned order issued September 26, 2025, the Supreme Court stayed a lower court injunction […]
The Department of Health and Human Services announced Monday that it is initiating proceedings to potentially bar Harvard University from receiving federal funding across all government agencies. The HHS Office for Civil Rights has formally referred Harvard to the department’s suspension and debarment office, a rarely used but powerful mechanism […]
With just hours remaining until the federal government funding expires, negotiations between Congressional leaders and President Trump failed to produce a breakthrough on Monday. The government runs out of money at midnight on Sept. 30, marking the start of fiscal year 2026. Without Congressional action to pass either full-year appropriations bills […]
by Ben Szalinski and Jerry Nowicki, Capitol News Illinois September 29, 2025 Article Summary The Trump administration is planning to send 100 military troops to the Chicago area, according to Gov. JB Pritzker’s characterization of a memo received by the Illinois National Guard. JB Pritzker said the Trump administration is […]
Former FBI Director James Comey was indicted Thursday by a federal grand jury in Virginia on charges of making false statements and obstruction of justice. The indictment came just days after Trump publicly demanded on Truth Social that Attorney General Pam Bondi move “now” to prosecute Comey and other political […]
The Trump administration announced Saturday the termination of the United States Department of Agriculture’s annual Household Food Security Reports, ending a three-decade-long survey that has served as the nation’s primary tool for measuring hunger in America. The USDA justified the cancellation by characterizing the reports as “redundant, costly, politicized, and […]
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed the No Secret Police Act (Senate Bill 627) on September 20, making it illegal for federal and local law enforcement officers to conceal their faces with ski masks, balaclavas, neck gaiters, and similar face coverings while conducting official business. The law takes effect January 1, […]
