Energy Department Offers $1.6 Billion Loan Guarantee to Upgrade Lines Across Midwest

Transformers and power transmission lines in a power distribution yard on Aug. 18, 2003 in Des Plaines, Illinois. Tim Boyle/Getty Images The Trump administration finalized a $1.6 billion loan guarantee on Oct. 16 through the Department of Energy to upgrade nearly 5,000 miles of transmission lines throughout five states, mostly in the Midwest. The project

Immigration Officers in Chicago Required to Wear Body Cameras, Says Federal Judge

Police take a man into custody as community members and activists confront federal law enforcement agents in Broadview, Ill., on Oct. 4, 2025. Scott Olson/Getty Images Federal law enforcement officers conducting removals of illegal immigrants in the Chicago area will be required to wear body cameras during those operations, a U.S. District Judge ordered on

Former Trump National Security Adviser John Bolton Indicted

National security adviser John Bolton speaks at a press briefing at the White House in Washington on Jan. 28, 2019. Holly Kellum/NTD A man who served as President Donald Trump’s national security adviser during the president’s first term was indicted on Oct. 16 for allegedly sharing classified materials on a private email server. John Bolton,

Trump Says If Hamas Doesn’t Stop Killing in Gaza, US Will ‘Go In and Kill Them’

Hamas gunmen on pickup trucks escort buses carrying freed Palestinian prisoners as they are greeted following their release from Israeli jails under a cease-fire agreement between Hamas and Israel, in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, on Oct. 13, 2025. Jehad Alshrafi/AP Photo President Donald Trump said on Oct. 16 that if the Hamas terrorist group

US Will ‘Go in and Kill’ Hamas If It Doesn’t Stop Violence in Gaza: Trump

Hamas gunmen on pickup trucks escort buses carrying freed Palestinian prisoners as they are greeted following their release from Israeli jails under a cease-fire agreement between Hamas and Israel, in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, on Oct. 13, 2025. Jehad Alshrafi/AP Photo U.S. President Donald Trump said on Oct. 16 that if the Hamas terrorist