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, […]
by Ben Szalinski, Capitol News Illinois September 24, 2025 Article Summary U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin said there is a “chance” Illinois’ Democratic members of Congress get a long-requested meeting with immigration officials this week. Illinois leaders say they’ve been left largely uninformed about immigration enforcement actions in the Chicago area. […]
President Donald Trump escalated his standoff with congressional Democrats on Thursday by threatening permanent mass layoffs of federal employees if the government shuts down next week. The Trump administration raised the stakes significantly when the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) sent a memo to federal agencies on Wednesday night, […]
by Ben Szalinski, Capitol News Illinois September 25, 2025 Article Summary Former Republican State Sen. Darren Bailey launched his second campaign for governor on Thursday. Bailey said his message will look different this time around and will focus more on voters in Chicago and the suburbs. Cook County Republican Party […]
by Ben Szalinski, Capitol News Illinois September 25, 2025 Article Summary Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul won a court order barring the Trump administration from withholding federal emergency funding for Illinois because it is a “sanctuary state.” A judge ruled Congress controls spending and federal agencies cannot block funding because […]
The Federal Reserve’s September 17 rate cut triggered significant activity in mortgage markets, though the most dramatic surge in applications actually preceded the official policy announcement. The most significant spike in mortgage activity occurred in early September, before the Federal Reserve’s official rate cut announcement. For the week ending September […]
