Gov. JB Pritzker signed an executive order on Thursday aimed at addressing federal enforcement in Illinois, telling CBS News that his newly created Illinois Accountability Commission will serve as a permanent record of alleged civil rights abuses by federal agents in Chicago. Pritzker told CBS News, in an exclusive interview, the state is documenting “unlawful
Republican candidate for Illinois governor Darren Bailey speaks to voters during a campaign stop in Athens, Ill., on June 14, 2022. John O’Connor/AP Photo Four family members of former Illinois state Sen. Darren Bailey, a Republican candidate for governor of Illinois in the 2026 general election, were killed in a helicopter crash in Ekalaka, Montana,
As the state draws national attention in part because of Proposition 50 and redistricting, Californians also weigh in on what they think the state more generally can — and can’t — show the nation, and on the potential prospects of some of its leading political figures. A large number of Californians in his own Democratic
New York City Mayor Eric Adams endorsed former Gov. Andrew Cuomo in the race to replace him Thursday. Adams and Cuomo appeared at NYCHA’s Carver Houses Thursday afternoon. Cuomo embraced Adams as they met. “Andrew and I are two kids from New York, and when you think about it, Andrew and his brother, and I
Washington — President Trump has pardoned a billionaire cryptocurrency exchange founder who pleaded guilty to a money laundering-related charge, claiming the man was a victim of political prosecution by the Biden administration. Changpeng Zhao, a Chinese-born Canadian founder of the cryptocurrency exchange Binance, pleaded guilty in November 2023 to charges of enabling money laundering while serving
President Donald Trump at the White House on Oct. 20, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times President Donald Trump said on Oct. 23 that he won’t send federal agents to San Francisco this week. He had planned to send agents to the city in a crackdown on illegal immigration and violent crime, but called off the
Sen. Minority Leader Chuck Schumer speaks on the Senate floor on Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025. Senate TV In his own remarks on the Senate floor, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer criticized the president as Americans brace for a spike in health insurance premiums and the government remains closed. “We are staring into the abyss of