Illinois Governor Says DHS Seeking to Deploy 100 Troops to State

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker speaks during a press conference with Texas Democrats at the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades union hall in Aurora, Ill., on Aug. 5, 2025. Scott Olson/Getty Images Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker said on Sept. 29 that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) had requested that the Pentagon deploy 100

Trump Admin Seeks to Block Harvard From Federal Funding Through HHS

Harvard banners hang in front of Widener Library during the 374th Harvard Commencement in Harvard Yard in Cambridge, Mass., on May 29, 2025. Rick Friedman/AFP via Getty Images The Trump administration said on Sept. 29 that it was referring Harvard University for proceedings that could end with the university losing federal funding over alleged civil

Trump, Netanyahu Agree on Gaza Peace Plan—Key Details and Next Steps

President Donald Trump (R) and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hold a joint news conference in the State Dining Room at the White House on Sept. 29, 2025. Alex Wong/Getty Images WASHINGTON—U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reached an agreement on Sept. 29 on the U.S.-proposed Gaza peace plan introduced last

Trump Admin Probes California State University System Over Anti-Semitism, Racial Bias Claims

Pro-Palestinian protesters at a campus encampment at California State University, Los Angeles, in Los Angeles on May 6, 2024. Etienne Laurent/AFP/Getty Images The Trump administration has launched an investigation into all 22 campuses of the California State University (CSU) system over allegations of anti-Semitism and racial discrimination. Chancellor Mildred Garcia said in a Sept. 26

How the Trump Administration Is Moving Away From Key UN Initiatives

The United Nations logo is seen on a window in an empty hallway at United Nations headquarters in New York City on Sept. 21, 2020. Mike Segar/ File Photo/Reuters News Analysis President Donald Trump during last week’s address to the United Nations General Assembly expressed sharp criticism of the 80-year-old international organization. We had a

Trump, Congressional Leaders Fail to Reach Deal to Avoid Shutdown

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (2nd R) (D-N.Y.) attends a bipartisan meeting with (L-R) Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), and Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on July 21, 2021. Win McNamee/Getty Images Congressional leaders failed to reach an agreement on a stopgap spending resolution that