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In Illinois, the implications threaten not only individual households but also the viability of the Chicago area’s independent authorized SNAP retailers.
Chicago grocers are severely affected by reductions to SNAP: ‘We need to bail out this industry’
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Civil rights groups are demanding answers after a man from El Salvador died in ICE custody over the weekend. Activists joined the family of Edwin Lopez-Cornejo on Tuesday and called for an independent investigation.
U.S. President Donald Trump repeatedly campaigned for his second term as a champion of free expression, but since then, a wave of court rulings has concluded his administration has done the opposite.
Trump vowed to ‘bring free speech back.’ Judges in 75 cases ruled he has stifled it.
U.S. President Donald Trump administration officials have repeatedly called federal judges ruling against them “activists” interfering with the president’s executive authority.
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Trump energy chief lied to Congress about canceled clean energy funds, lawmakers allege
Trump energy chief lied to Congress about canceled clean energy funds, lawmakers allege
Reps. Zoe Lofgren and Gabe Amo are asking the Justice Department to consider criminal charges against Energy Secretary Chris Wright, accusing him of lying to Congress about $7.6 billion in clean energy grants canceled in blue states.
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Veterinarian Sophie Dennison-Gibby was one of three defendants charged with a misdemeanor related to Reflecting Pool damage. In an exclusive interview with The Post, Dennison-Gibby details what happened that day.
Arrested at Reflecting Pool, woman details ‘heartbreaking’ toll case has taken
Sophie Dennison-Gibby was one of three defendants charged with a misdemeanor related to Reflecting Pool damage. The charges were all dropped.
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Top FIFA officials distance themselves from Gianni Infantino’s World Cup sell-off plan
Top FIFA officials distance themselves from Gianni Infantino’s World Cup sell-off plan
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Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee advance Todd Blanche’s attorney general nomination after it had been delayed over concerns from two GOP members on the panel.
Morocco says it warned Spain after court ruling on migration
Morocco says it warned Spain after court ruling on migration
Spain's Supreme Court ruled on July 8 that migrants arriving by sea should not be returned as quickly as others
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Trump vowed to 'bring free speech back.' Judges in 75 cases ruled that he has stifled it reut.rs/4fOpOLh
Trump vowed to 'bring free speech back.' Judges in 75 cases ruled that he has stifled it
President Donald Trump repeatedly campaigned for his second term as a champion of free expression, vowing in his January 2025 inaugural address to stop what he described as years of "government censorship."
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“The Trump administration opened the floodgates for these predatory companies to come in and profit off of detaining human beings.” As for-profit companies battle over ICE contracts, immigrants are caught in the middle.
As for-profit companies battle over ICE contracts, immigrants are caught in the middle
"There is so much money right now in detaining people."
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Two people have died in Michigan in connection with the cyclosporiasis outbreak, the first known US deaths tied to the diarrhea-causing parasite https://cnn.it/45C5gB1
Iran-US war latest: Trump accuses Tehran of being ‘unbelievably duplicitous’ after they deny peace talks
Iran war latest: Trump accuses Tehran of being ‘duplicitous’ over peace deal denials
Trump said the agreement would include reopening the Strait of Hormuz and address Iran’s nuclear program
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The Justice Department is using federal conspiracy charges to sweep up ICE protesters. Some legal experts worry the agency is casting too wide a net to prosecute political activists.
She protested ICE raids. Then agents showed up at her door
The Justice Department is using federal conspiracy charges to sweep up ICE protesters. Some legal experts worry the agency is casting too wide a net to prosecute political activists.
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A so-called smokenado was captured on video in Oregon as wildfires across the state reach a state of "extremely critical risk."
Donald Trump has a well-known reputation for bending the rules on the golf course to secure victory — and he's facing fresh allegations of cheating after claiming the Bedminster club championship.
Trump golf cheating claims return as footage from latest club title win emerges
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TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel has shared “serious security concerns” with the White House regarding the proposed disarmament deal with Hamas, an Israeli official said Sunday in what were some of the first public comments since U.S. President Donald Trump announced the agreement.
Israel says it has serious concerns with Hamas disarmament deal
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel has shared “serious security concerns” with the White House regarding the proposed disarmament deal with Hamas, an Israeli official said Sunday in what were some of the first public comments since U.S. President Donald Trump announced the agreement.
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Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. erupted on CNN Sunday morning as anchor Dana Bash grilled him on an ongoing measles outbreak and his anti-vaccination rhetoric.
'You're talking nonsense!' Sputtering RFK Jr. explodes in epic CNN shouting match
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. erupted on CNN Sunday morning as anchor Dana Bash grilled him on an ongoing measles outbreak and his anti-vaccination rhetoric. Kennedy roared that Bash was "flustered" and "talking nonsense" as he issued sputtering responses to her questions about scientific d...
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Huge majorities don’t just disapprove of Trump’s use of the presidency to enrich himself; they also see that Trump is putting his own interests before those of the country. That’s remarkable. trib.al/LNsTOyc
We’ve Officially Entered the Twilight of Late-Stage Trumpism
It’s all there in a new CNN poll, and it’s heartening to see: Large majorities are sick of Donald Trump’s vanity, venality, and megalomania.
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A Texas mother who was deported to Mexico is suing the federal government while seeking her immediate return to the United States.
ICE Deports DACA Mom, Then Accuses Her of ‘Unauthorized Travel’
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Settler violence escalates, with illegal outposts and frequent attacks reported across Ramallah, Hebron and Nablus.
Palestinian children among those detained in Israeli West Bank raids
Settler violence escalates, with illegal outposts and frequent attacks reported across Ramallah, Hebron and Nablus.
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Capital One said in a court filing late Friday that it closed accounts belonging to President Donald Trump’s sprawling real estate company in 2021 for legitimate reasons after an internal review by the bank’s anti-money laundering team.
Capital One Cites Money Laundering Review in Trump-Related Suit
Capital One Financial Corp. said in a court filing late Friday that it closed accounts belonging to President Donald Trump’s sprawling real estate company in 2021 for legitimate reasons after an internal review by the bank’s anti-money laundering team.
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"I don't think this is really what I voted for if I was voting for immigration reform," Maureen Mendrek-Laske told Newsweek.
Trump Voter Angry as ICE Take Nanny—‘I Thought We Were Targeting Criminals’
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NEW: Kamala Harris tells Urban League that to overcome Trump's cheating in the elections, voter turnout needs to be large enough that it's "too big to rig." Meanwhile, she expressed doubt that the Voting Rights Act will be revived anytime soon, and that should not be lawmakers' focus right now.
Kamala Harris tells Urban League the Voting Rights Act won’t be revived ‘any time soon’
To overcome Trump's attempts to cheat the elections, Kamala Harris told the Urban League that voter turnout has to be so large that it's "too big to rig."
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Her family says and records show that she entered the United States legally in 1995, moving to Illinois from her hometown of Bialystok, Poland. She has been a permanent resident with a green card since 2003.
Illinois woman with green card has been detained by ICE for 12 months. Her daughters plead for her release.
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Britain's relationship with the US has long relied on more than shared interests—it has also depended on stable leadership. But frequent turnover of British prime ministers is making it more difficult to build the trust and personal relationships that strengthen diplomacy.
Fifa’s chief operating officer has issued a blistering statement criticising Gianni Infantino’s plan to sell stakes in the World Cup, which has provoked uproar across the football world
Sell-off is on Gianni Infantino — rest of Fifa was deceived, says official
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Key legal resource for immigrant kids to expire with federal contract, advocates say westvirginiawatch.com/2026/07/31/r...
Key legal resource for immigrant kids to expire with federal contract, advocates say • West Virginia Watch
WASHINGTON — Bryan Chavez knows that having access to legal representation as an unaccompanied minor can be a lifeline.In 2017, immigration officials separated him from his mother and brother at the…
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“We are not terrorists, we are being terrorized.”
How anti-ICE protesters became prisoners in Trump's war on antifa
“We are not terrorists.”
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Next year, for the first time since the 1970s, the federal government will no longer pay the full cost of food stamps for millions of vulnerable Americans. Richer states say they can absorb the hit; others face stark trade-offs
Donald Trump’s food-stamp overhaul is beginning to bite
Federal reforms have left the states with a growing bill
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