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The Trump administration has moved to lay off more than 500 employees who work for the federally funded network Voice of America, which provides global reporting in places with restricted press freedom. In March, Trump officials first attempted to close down some of the organization’s newsrooms. But Judge Royce C. Lamberth of the U.S. District Court for the District of …

Mayor Brandon Johnson signed an executive order Saturday afternoon aimed at holding federal law enforcement in the city to municipal rules on policing while also keeping tabs on new deployments and informing citizens of their rights. The order, the “Protecting Chicago Initiative,” comes after the Chicago Sun-Times first reported that Naval Station Great Lakes near North Chicago was being considered …

US Republican Senator Joni Ernst will not run for re-election, CBS News reports  Reuters Joni Ernst won’t seek reelection to Senate in 2026, sources say  CBS News Republican Sen. Joni Ernst won’t seek reelection next year, source says  ABC News Republican Sen. Joni Ernst won’t seek re-election in Iowa in 2026  NBC News Iowa’s Joni Ernst Will Not Seek Re-election, Putting a Competitive Senate …

CHICAGO (WLS) — Mayor Brandon Johnson is taking new steps to fight President Donald Trump’s expected immigration crackdown and potential National Guard deployment in the Chicago area. Johnson signed the “Protecting Chicago” executive order on Saturday as the Trump administration prepares to conduct a major immigration enforcement operation, which could start next week. ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click …

A Morbid Memory Lingers 20 Years After Hurricane Katrina  The New York Times Lessons ‘unlearned’: 20 years after Katrina, disaster readiness lags in US  Al Jazeera Katrina inspired a $3B wetlands rebuilding project. Louisiana just killed it.  Politico From Katrina to Colorado: Cajun restaurant owner honors the resilience of New Orleans one bowl of gumbo at a time  Colorado Public Radio ‘Put Those Damn …

Longtime CBS News correspondent Mark Knoller has died at the age of 73. He died in Washington, D.C., according to a close friend. The cause of death was not disclosed, but he suffered from diabetes and had been in ill health. Knoller was, to put it simply, a legend. For decades, everyone in the White House press corps knew him …

Chicago mayor says National Guard must unmask if deployed, urges Trump to ‘stand down’  Politico Chicago mayor signs order aimed at resisting Trump’s planned immigration crackdown  CNN Chicago Mayor Signs Order to Resist Trump Immigration Crackdown  Newsweek Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson to sign executive order in response to Trump’s possible deployment of National Guard  ABC7 Chicago Troops Could Hurt Recovery Downtown — While Ignoring …

US Trading Partners ‘Dazed and Confused’ After Tariff Court Loss  Bloomberg.com Most Trump tariffs are not legal, US appeals court rules  Reuters Trump tariffs that are voided by — and ones that are safe from — Friday’s appeals court ruling  CNBC Trump tariffs and the Fed: Fate of U.S. economy may lie with the Supreme Court  Axios Tariffs are Trump’s ‘most beautiful’ tool. They …

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst, an Iraq War combat veteran and Iowa’s first woman elected to Congress, is expected to announce next month she will not seek reelection, leaving another vacancy in an Iowa seat that could have ripple effects down the ballot as Democrats look to the state for pickup opportunities. As Senate Republicans work …

Bernie Sanders has joined in on growing public calls for Donald Trump’s health secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr, to resign, after recent chaos across US health agencies. In an op-ed published in the New York Times on Saturday, the Vermont senator accused Kennedy of “endangering the health of the American people now and into the future”, adding: “He must resign.” …