by Peter Hancock, Capitol News Illinois July 29, 2025 Article Summary The Trump administration sent the Illinois State Board of Elections a letter this week requesting troves of voter data. The request included sensitive information about voters and the state’s efforts to scrub the rolls of ineligible voters. The request […]
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Maxwell Demands Immunity to Testify, Presses Supreme Court to Void Sex-Trafficking Conviction
Ghislaine Maxwell told House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer on Tuesday that she is willing to answer lawmakers’ questions about Jeffrey Epstein, if Congress meets a series of conditions that include a formal grant of immunity and a deposition held outside prison walls. At the same time, the imprisoned British […]
U.S. Dollar Plunges to Five-Decade Low Amid Trump Tariffs and Policy Uncertainty
The U.S. dollar is undergoing its sharpest decline in over 50 years. At the beginning of July, the U.S. dollar index, which tracks the value of the American dollar against a basket of major global currencies such as the yen and the euro, had dropped by 10–11%, marking its steepest […]
Famine Crisis Unfolding in Gaza as Death Toll Exceeds 60,000, UN-Backed Report Warns
A dire humanitarian crisis has reached catastrophic levels in the Gaza Strip, with the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) issuing an urgent alert on Tuesday declaring that the “worst-case scenario of famine is currently playing out” across the Palestinian territory. The IPC findings reveal that famine thresholds have been reached […]
Pritzker signs bills addressing gun storage, tracing of firearms
by Peter Hancock, Capitol News Illinois July 28, 2025 Article summary: Senate Bill 8 requires gun owners to keep their weapons secured and inaccessible to minors, people at risk of harming themselves or others, and people prohibited from possessing firearms. Violations can result in civil fines. House Bill 1327 requires […]
Former CIA Official Susan Miller Refutes DNI Gabbard’s Accusations Against Obama Administration
Retired CIA official Susan Miller has rebutted claims made by Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard regarding the Obama administration’s handling of intelligence on Russian interference in the 2016 election, dismissing Gabbard’s allegations as politically motivated lies. Miller, who led the CIA team that conducted the 2017 intelligence assessment on […]
FEMA Allocates $608 Million to States for Immigration Detention Centers
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has launched a new Detention Support Grant Program offering $608 million to state and local governments to construct temporary immigrant detention facilities. FEMA (the Federal Emergency Management Agency) is the lead federal agency responsible for helping people in the United States prepare for, respond […]
Conservative Media Embraces Convicted Sex Trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell as ‘Victim’
Convicted sex-trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell is again being framed as a victim by her legal team and a growing chorus of right-wing media figures. Maxwell’s attorney David Markus told reporters outside the Justice Department on Friday that his client has endured “unjust treatment for more than five years,” adding that “if […]
Trump Administration Releases $5.5 Billion in Frozen Education Funding After Bipartisan Pressure
The Trump administration announced Friday that it will release $5.5 billion in previously frozen education funding. The Department of Education said states can expect the funds to begin flowing next week. The decision comes after mounting bipartisan pressure, including from Republican and Democratic senators who signed a public letter calling […]
White House Moves to Reshape College Sports: New Executive Order Tackles NIL, Scholarships
President Donald J. Trump signed a new executive order aimed at stabilizing the rapidly changing landscape of collegiate athletics in the United States. Since the Supreme Court’s 2021 antitrust ruling and subsequent changes to NCAA regulations, the door was opened for college athletes to earn money from their name, image, […]











