US Regulators End Climate Oversight Framework for Big Banks

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A woman walks in the rain in New York City, on Oct. 13, 2025. Spencer Platt/Getty Images Federal regulators will no longer require banks to spell out how they manage climate-related financial risk, following objections from officials in the Trump administration and Republican lawmakers, who said that climate policy was distorting financial regulation. In a

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

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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

Appeals court continues to block deployment of National Guard in Illinois

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Washington — A federal appeals court on Thursday continued to block President Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops within the Chicago area amid ongoing immigration protests, but allowed the service members to remain under federal control. The three-judge panel for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit said in a unanimous decision that

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

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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