Billboard for Proud Boys hate group removed in southern Illinois after public pressure by Molly Parker, Capitol News Illinois August 19, 2025 Article Summary The recruiting billboard for a right-wing extremist group, the Proud Boys, was removed in Clinton County after an outpouring of outrage. The advertising company that put […]
Texas State Representative Nicole Collier spent Monday night locked inside the Texas Capitol building after refusing to comply with Republican demands for round-the-clock police surveillance. Collier, a Democratic representative from Fort Worth serving District 95, chose to remain confined within the House chamber rather than sign what Democrats called “permission […]
President Donald Trump made headlines this week with a series of provocative statements during his White House meetings with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European leaders. The comments ranged from a hot mic moment about Vladimir Putin to remarks about elections during wartime and his path to heaven. On Monday, […]
Illinois has launched a direct admissions initiative called “One Click College Admit.” The program, officially announced by Governor JB Pritzker and higher education leaders on August 19, is a shift in college admissions that waives application fees, essays, and letters of recommendation for Illinois students. Through this streamlined system, high […]
by Andrew Adams, Capitol News Illinois August 19, 2025 Article Summary Former federal officials are backing an effort to reform the state legislature’s redistricting process. Congressional districts would be unaffected. Illinois’ state Senate map gives a partisan advantage to Democrats, and its House map isn’t compact enough, according to researchers […]
by Molly Parker, Capitol News Illinois August 18, 2025 Article Summary A billboard promoting the Proud Boys, a right-wing extremist group, has been put up near a high school in Clinton County in southern Illinois. The group, which has been labeled a hate group, has ties to the Jan. 6 […]
President Donald Trump announced Monday his intention to eliminate mail-in ballots through executive action, following what he described as reinforcing comments from Russian President Vladimir Putin about American voting practices. On the morning of Aug. 18, President Trump took to his Truth Social platform to declare his comprehensive assault on […]
The United States Department of State has suspended all visitor visas for individuals from Gaza following a controversial social media campaign by far-right activist Laura Loomer. On Saturday, the State Department announced the immediate suspension of all Gaza visitor visas, stating: “All visitor visas for individuals from Gaza are being stopped […]
Republican Rep. Mary Miller of Illinois is facing intense criticism and fact-checking after sharing a misleading electoral map on social media that dramatically misrepresents the political landscape of her own state. Miller posted a county-by-county map showing Illinois overwhelmingly colored in red, with only small blue spots in urban areas, […]
The Congressional Budget Office has issued a warning that President Donald Trump’s tax and spending legislation could trigger automatic cuts to Medicare totaling nearly $500 billion over the next decade, according to a May 20 letter from CBO Director Phillip Swagel to House Budget Committee Ranking Member Brendan Boyle. The warning […]
