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(Associated Press) Ex-con and former Gov. Rod Blagojevich sued his home state Monday for booting him from the governor’s seat after his 2008 arrest for corruption and stripping him of his right to run for elective office in Illinois. Before filing the lawsuit, an unapologetic Blagojevich addressed reporters outside the same...

(Associated Press) Top supporters of the recall against California Gov. Gavin Newsom want to block him from branding the contest as a Republican effort in the official election guide that will be sent to voters ahead of the Sept. 14 contest. His contention that the effort is led by Republicans seeking...

(Headline USA) The U.S. on Monday finally reached President Joe Biden’s goal of getting at least one COVID-19 shot into 70% of American adults---a month late and amid a fierce surge by the delta variant that is leading to new mask rules and mandatory vaccinations around the country. The White...

Illinois will effectively end immigrant detention and further restrict local law enforcement's ability to cooperate with federal immigration authorities under a plan Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed into law Monday. The new law targets local government agreements with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement allowing jails to house immigrant detainees awaiting court...

The Biden administration on Monday expanded its efforts to assist at-risk Afghan citizens fleeing Taliban violence as fighting intensifies ahead of the U.S. military pullout at the end of the month. The State Department said it is widening the scope of Afghans eligible for refugee status in United States to...

(Headline USA) Just two weeks after Texas Democrats fleeing their legislative duties triggered a super-spreader event that led to cases of the deadly coronavirus in the White House and on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's staff, it has now reached a top Republican in the Senate. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-SC, has...

(Headline USA) An Illinois tax agency has ruled that former President Donald Trump is due a $1 million refund on the 2011 tax bill for his downtown Chicago skyscraper, but local officials are trying to block the refund. The Chicago Sun-Times reports that at issue is the Cook County Board...

(Headline USA) China and India have missed a U.N. deadline to submit fresh plans for cutting their carbon dioxide emissions in time for the global body to include their pledges in a report for governments at this year's global climate summit, officials said Saturday. The world's two most populous countries...

(Headline USA) Anger and frustration mounted in Congress over the weekend as a nationwide eviction moratorium expired. One Democratic lawmaker even camped outside the Capitol in protest as millions of Americans faced being forced from their homes. The federal government's decision not to enforce housing contracts has cost landlords billions in...

(Headline USA) Widespread government restrictions on basic liberties, coupled with record sales of firearms, has fueled a shortage of ammunition in the United States. President Joe Biden's threat to use military technology, including nuclear weapons, against his own citizens may have prompted some Americans to buy more firearms and ammunition. "If...

(Headline USA) Lawmakers in a suburban New York county are set to vote Monday on a proposal that would allow police officers to sue agitators and rioters and collect financial damages. The bill comes after two Marxist front groups—Antifa and Black Lives Matter—as well as unaffiliated opportunists have engaged in...

(Associated Press) Republican lawmakers in Georgia have started a process that could lead to a takeover of elections in the state's most populous county. Many in the GOP continue to claim wrongdoing in reliably Democratic Fulton County had stolen the 2020 election from Donald Trump. Lawmakers are using a tool created...