President Trump calls off AI executive order over concern it could weaken US tech edge
President Donald Trump has called off plans to sign a new executive order on artificial...
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Trump eases refrigerant rule in a bid to address surging grocery costs
The Trump administration on Thursday loosened federal rules that require grocery stores and air-conditioning companies...
Key federal agency approves the design plan for Trump’s Washington arch
The U.S. Commission of Fine Arts on Thursday approved the design for the triumphal arch...
Prison sentences for retail theft doubled in 2025, according to report studying policies of State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke
A court-monitoring group that studied policy changes during the first 500 days of Cook County...
Raises for Chicago tipped wage workers frozen by City Council vote
The City Council voted to freeze the pay increases for at least two years. The...
Republicans mull dropping $1 billion security money request for the White House and Trump’s ballroom
Republican senators are considering dropping a proposal for $1 billion in security money for the...
Gov. JB Pritzker says he updated NFL commissioner as Arlington Heights and Indiana sites remain at forefront
Gov. JB Pritzker says he updated NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell about potential Bears stadium legislation...
Officers who defended Capitol from rioters sue to block payouts from $1.8B ‘anti-weaponization’ fund
Two police officers who helped defend the U.S. Capitol from an attack by a mob...
US military boards Iranian-flagged oil tanker suspected of trying to breach blockade
The U.S. military said Wednesday that it boarded an Iranian-flagged commercial oil tanker in the...
US announces charges against former Cuban leader Raúl Castro in 1996 aircraft shootdown
Federal prosecutors on Wednesday announced charges against former Cuban President Raúl Castro in the 1996...
Indiana school board candidates have Dem or GOP labels for first time under Republican law
Voters might be scratching their heads in November when they see party labels attached to...
The GOP’s YOLO caucus is small but growing. That may spell trouble for Trump’s congressional agenda.
In a Republican-led Congress defined by deference to President Donald Trump, there's a small but...
Kansas farmers hit hard by weather extremes and growing costs, wheat crop could be worst since 1972
Orville Williams has had a healthy wheat crop on his 2,600-acre farm in Montezuma, Kansas,...