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Judge blocks federal agents from using force on journalists in Chicago  Axios Federal judge orders ICE, DHS agents to dial back aggressive response to journalists, protesters in Chicago area  ABC7 Chicago Video shows federal agent shoot Chicago pastor in head with pepper ball during Broadview ICE protest  FOX 32 Chicago Judge Rules Feds Can’t Pepper-Spray, Tear-Gas Journalists After Block Club Chicago And Others …

Federal and postal workers to see double-digit health care premium increases again next year  Government Executive Federal health insurance premiums to see another large spike in 2026  Federal News Network Massive ACA price hikes revealed as Georgia Access window shopping opens early  AJC.com You could face higher health insurance premiums next year  NBC News Employer health insurance prices expected to rise as federal assistance …

A federal judge in Chicago on Thursday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from ordering the federalization and deployment of the National Guard of the United States within Illinois. U.S. District Judge April Perry ruled orally from the bench, and she said her order will last 14 days. A written ruling is expected to follow, and the Trump administration will surely …

Illinois judge blocks federal authorities from using force against Chicago journalists  Politico Video shows federal agent shoot Chicago pastor in head with pepper ball during Broadview ICE protest  FOX 32 Chicago Judge orders halt to DHS agents’ targeting of journalists in Chicago  The Washington Post Video: ICE agents clash with cemetery workers attempting to help man in Des Plaines River  WGN-TV Judge Rules Feds …

Federal employees and annuitants are heading for yet another year of large increases to their health insurance premiums, in both the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) program and the Postal Service Health Benefits (PSHB) program. The Office of Personnel Management announced Thursday that FEHB participants will pay an average of 12.3% more toward their insurance premiums starting in January 2026 …

Portland police removed a caution tape barrier on Wednesday evening that had cordoned off blocks around the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in South Portland. Officers put up the tape and barricades Tuesday and characterized them as “routine support” for a visiting dignitary when U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem came to town. Federal officials asked Mayor Keith Wilson …

Portland and federal officials remained at odds Wednesday over security concerns outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility, with Mayor Keith Wilson balking at a new list of federal requests. Wilson met Tuesday with Kristi Noem, President Trump’s secretary of homeland security, during her unexpected trip to Portland. At some point in the process, Scott Bradford, the Trump administration’s …

Portland Mayor Keith Wilson has rejected or sidestepped most items on a list of demands made by the federal government in an attempt to corral protesters around the U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement facility in South Portland. In a letter signed by Scott Bradford, who heads the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Oregon, the federal government asked for the creation of …

Oregon Army National Guard Soldiers with Company G, 1st Battalion, 189th Aviation Regiment, March 4, 2018 in Salem, Oregon. Sgt. 1st Class April Davis / Oregon Military Department Public Affairs Oregon National Guard troops can remain under federal control – but can’t yet be deployed in Portland – under an order issued by a panel of federal appeals court judges. …

The deadlock over ending the US government shutdown deepened on Wednesday, with senators once again rejecting competing bills to restart funding as Democrats and Republicans remain dug in on their demands for reopening federal agencies. The funding lapse has forced offices, national parks and other federal government operations to close or curtail operations, while employees have been furloughed. Signs of …