Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced that unaccompanied minors will not be allowed to visit the city’s Millennium Park after dark due to a spike in crime. On Saturday, 16-year-old Seandell Holliday was shot and killed in Millineum Park around 7:30 p.m. promoting Mayor Lightfoot to enact the ban. “Earlier this evening, a 16-year-old was tragically
In a race that has been focused on just two candidates, her shock rise has come out of nowhere. Last month, Kathy Barnette had single digit support in polls. She ranked fifth place in most of them, well behind front runners Dr. Mehmet Oz and David McCormick. Now, she’s made it a three-way tie with the leaders.
Despite passing unanimously in the Senate, House Democrats will not approve the Supreme Court Police Parity Act. The bill would provide Supreme Court justices and members of their families the same level of security protections provided to other high ranking officials in the government. But Democrats, including leadership, in the House say the bill doesn’t go far
The Senate hoped to pass nearly $40 billion in Ukraine aid before leaving town for the week. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) had other plans. After senators and their staffers negotiated in private for hours to find a path forward, Paul objected to the deal that would have allowed Thursday afternoon votes on the funding and
The activities were revealed in a House Judiciary Committee letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland. According to the Washington Examiner, the specifics of the investigations were disclosed to the committee by whistleblowers. Garland directed the FBI and Department of Justice to form a joint task force in October of last year after the National School Boards
Newly released audio recorded during the tumultuous events of January 6th, 2021 have now revealed that GOP Senator Lindsey Graham praised Joe Biden as the best man to lead the country while crowds stormed the Capitol building. As The Daily Mail reports: ‘We will actually come out of this thing stronger. Moments like this reset,’ a
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot used her personal account to baselessly assert the Supreme Court would target LGBT legislation in their next move before attempting to rile up her followers in an apparent call to take physical action. We will not surrender our rights without a fight—a fight to victory! — Lori Lightfoot (@LoriLightfoot) May 10,
The Senate Rules and Administration panel approved the nomination of Dara Lindenbaum in a bipartisan voice vote. That sends her nomination for consideration to the Senate floor to ultimately be confirmed or rejected. Lindenbaum is an election lawyer with the firm Sandler Reiff Lamb Rosenstein & Birkenstock. Her clients include federal, state, and local candidates.
The senator also called for the expansion of NATO to include Finland and Sweden. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) made the comments on “Fox News Sunday”. “NATO needs to get bigger, not smaller,” he said. “If Finland and Sweden join NATO and Europe breaks away from dependence on Russian oil and gas, and [Russian President Vladimir] Putin is
The “Menstrual Dignity Act” was signed into law by Democratic Governor Kate Brown last year. It required all K-12 schools to provide free sanitary products to students along with instructions on their use. Parents are now voicing concerns as details of the law’s implementation are revealed. According to the New York Post: “Starting next year
