Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) is endorsing Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton (D) in the Democratic primary to replace retiring Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) in Illinois. “At this perilous moment in Washington, Juliana’s fighting spirit and dedication to improving lives is exactly the type of representation Illinoisans need, and I’m proud to endorse her for the...
Consumer sentiment nosedived in April to the lowest level since the peak of the postpandemic inflation surge as President Trump's trade battles shake the global economy. Sentiment dropped 8.4 percent from March to April and was down 32.4 percent from a year ago, according to the University of Michigan Survey of Consumers, falling to the...
President Trump, nearing the end of his first 100 days back in the White House, says his campaign pledge to end the war in Ukraine on Day 1 was not a serious promise. In an interview with Time magazine, published Friday, Trump was asked about his claim that he could end the war immediately, and he blamed the...
Participants on a Signal group chat discussion about a strike on Houthi targets in Yemen are facing a lawsuit over a request to turn over all conversions they had on the encrypted app over the past three months. The suit is the first filed since reporting indicating Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth discussed the same strike...
The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), the largest union representing the federal workforce, is slashing more than half of its staff around the country, pinning the blame on President Trump and his executive actions. AFGE is expected to lay off more than 200 employees, going from 355 workers down to about 150, the union...
The Catholic Church faces a spiritual crisis in the United States, with an American pope potentially being the key to shaping the next few decades of both the U.S. and the world, and the conclave of cardinals will have to consider the potential for growth of the Church in the United States when choosing the next head of the church.
Fox News host Brian Kilmeade warned Russian President Vladimir Putin is risking angering President Trump with his refusal to stop bombing Ukraine as the U.S. works to broker an end to the ongoing war between the two countries. “Vladimir Putin, I think to a degree, is embarrassing President Trump when he bombed Kyiv in this...
Pope Francis leaves behind a legacy of ambiguous teaching about the LGBT community and gender ideology, as he extended a welcoming hand while condemning gender fluidity as 'dangerous.'