President Donald Trump announced this week his intention to rebrand two major U.S. holidays, proposing that Veterans Day on November 11 be renamed “Victory Day for World War I” and that May 8, widely recognized as V-E Day (Victory in Europe Day), be designated as “Victory Day for World War […]
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is facing widespread condemnation from medical experts and public health officials after repeating the debunked claim that the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine contains “aborted fetus debris” and DNA particles. Kennedy made the assertion during a televised NewsNation town […]
The Illinois Senate has passed a landmark environmental bill that will ban the sale and distribution of disposable food service containers made from polystyrene foam, commonly known as Styrofoam, across the state starting in 2030. Senate Bill 1531, known as the Disposable Food Service Container Act, prohibits any person from […]
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order directing the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) and all federal agencies to cease federal funding for the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) and National Public Radio (NPR). The executive order, announced late Thursday, instructs the CPB Board to halt both direct and indirect […]
In a nationally televised interview on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” President Donald Trump expressed uncertainty over whether he is required to uphold the U.S. Constitution as president. The remarks, made during a wide-ranging conversation with host Kristen Welker, have drawn sharp criticism. When asked directly by NBC’s Kristen Welker whether, […]
by Peter Hancock, Capitol News Illinois May 1, 2025 SPRINGFIELD — A plan to overhaul the way Illinois funds public universities is running into stiff opposition from the state’s largest higher education institution, the University of Illinois System. The plan, which has been in development for the last four years, […]
by Sonya Dymova and Medill Illinois News Bureau, Capitol News Illinois May 2, 2025 CHICAGO — Michelle Nolasco, a 20-year-old DePaul University student from Orland Park, Illinois, held a sign that read: “I was supposed to be at school … Instead, I am here, fighting for mi familia y mi […]
by Peter Hancock, Capitol News Illinois May 2, 2025 SPRINGFIELD — Two Democratic leaders in the Illinois Senate openly expressed their disagreement this week about Gov. JB Pritzker’s proposal to allow community colleges to offer four-year bachelor’s degree programs in certain high-demand employment fields. The exchange between Senate Majority Leader […]
The U.S. labor market continued its steady expansion in April, with employers adding 177,000 jobs and the unemployment rate remaining unchanged at 4.2%, according to the latest report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The jobs report is a lagging indicator and may not immediately reflect rapid changes, such […]
The U.S. House of Representatives is set to vote on the “IGO Anti-Boycott Act” (H.R. 867) on May 5. The bill, sponsored by Representatives Mike Lawler (R-NY) and Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), aims to expand existing U.S. anti-boycott laws to include boycotts promoted by international governmental organizations (IGOs), such as the […]
