Twenty-six states filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday against the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Trump administration, seeking to restore food assistance benefits for more than 42 million Americans amid an ongoing government shutdown. The coalition of states, led by Massachusetts, California, Arizona and Minnesota, alleges the USDA’s decision to […]
U.S. District Court Judge Kymberly K. Evanson in Seattle ruled on October 27 that the Trump administration must release millions of dollars in grants intended to address the shortage of mental health workers in schools. The preliminary ruling applies to certain grantees in sixteen Democratic-led states that challenged the Education […]
The Trump administration has decided not to tap into roughly $5 billion in emergency contingency funds to maintain food stamp benefits for approximately 42 million Americans starting November 1, as the government shutdown continues into its fourth week. The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that “contingency funds are not legally […]
Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino ordered to testify in federal court by Hannah Meisel, Capitol News Illinois October 26, 2025 Article Summary A federal judge on Friday ordered U.S. Customs and Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino to testify in federal court on Oct. 28. The order came the day after […]
Cancer patients with advanced lung and skin cancers who received COVID-19 mRNA vaccines during immunotherapy treatment lived substantially longer than those who didn’t, according to groundbreaking research presented at the 2025 European Society for Medical Oncology Congress in Berlin and published in the journal Nature. The study, led by researchers […]
by Andrew Adams, Capitol News Illinois October 24, 2025 Article Summary Nicor Gas and Ameren Illinois customers will likely see a rate increase on their bills next year, pending a final decision from state regulators in the coming weeks. An administrative judge recommended that regulators increase rates. Ameren customers would […]
The United States national debt has surpassed $38 trillion for the first time in history, reaching $38,019,813,354,700.26 on October 21, 2025, according to Treasury Department data. This milestone comes just over two months after the debt crossed $37 trillion in mid-August, marking the fastest accumulation of $1 trillion in debt […]
President Donald Trump has completed the demolition of the entire East Wing of the White House to make way for a 90,000-square-foot ballroom. The demolition, which began October 20, was completed by October 23, ahead of the originally projected weekend timeline. Initially, Trump assured that the ballroom construction “won’t interfere […]
President Donald Trump stated Thursday that his administration will not seek a declaration of war from Congress before conducting military strikes against suspected drug traffickers, declaring bluntly, “I don’t think we’re necessarily going to ask for a declaration of war. I think we’re just gonna kill people that are bringing […]
Senator Jeff Merkley of Oregon concluded a marathon 22-hour and 36-minute speech on the Senate floor Wednesday evening, warning that the United States faces its “most perilous moment” since the Civil War under what he characterized as President Donald Trump’s authoritarian governance. The 68-year-old Democrat began speaking at 6:21 p.m. […]
