Pope disappointed over approval of assisted suicide legislation in his home state of Illinois www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/23/p...

Mitt Romney said the quiet part out loud: the rich should pay more in taxes. The Wall Street Journal attacked him for it. But he’s right—and ignoring the math is how democracies crack. open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...

Finally, the Supreme Court stops Trump open.substack.com/pub/robertre...

Trump Administration Live Updates: Borrowers in Default on Student Loans Could Have Wages Garnished Starting in January www.nytimes.com/live/2025/12...

The spiked 60 Minutes show lhttps://x.com/muellershewrote/status/2003237861269839977?s=12

‘60 Minutes’ correspondent says CBS’s Bari Weiss abruptly pulled segment on Trump deportations www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

“These men risked their lives to speak with us. We have a moral and professional obligation to the sources who entrusted us with their stories. Abandoning them now is a betrayal of the most basic tenet of journalism: giving voice to the voiceless.”

@JillWineBanks on Watergate and @RayLong on Madigan—two books for holidays

An ICE agent in Minneapolis pinned a pregnant woman’s face into the snow and knelt on her body. She was also dragged across the pavement by her wrist.

AOC: I want to remind you where the real crime is. It's in the oligarchs taking $170 billion of our money from health care and food assistance and public programs and taking that and funneling it into a secret police program.

Schiff on Wiles open.substack.com/pub/schiffno...

Stephen Miller's cousin unloads on him: “We’re Jewish—we grew up knowing how hated we were just for existing. Now he’s trying to take away the exact thing his own family benefited from: that ability to prosper, to build community, to live a rewarding life.” newrepublic.com/article/2041...

Trump ran on a promise that ICE would go after the “worst" criminals. But the real crime is in oligarchs taking $170b from your healthcare and food assistance to form a secret police force. Our country has defeated fascism before and it is time we fight to uphold our legacy.

Despite the fact that a significant number of swing-district Republicans want to join Dems to vote for a clean bill to extend ACA subsidies which would easily pass the House, Mike Johnson refuses to bring it to the floor. NBC:

NEW: President Trump is expanding the previous 19-country travel ban to a whopping 39 countries (plus the Palestinian Authority), and appears to expand a block on legal immigration to now include spouses, children, and parents of U.S. citizens, who were previously exempted.

State Rep. Tony McCombie, R-Savanna, is calling on constituents to submit bill ideas ahead of the new legislative session starting in January.

Trump chief of staff rocks White House: Susie Wiles says Trump ‘has an alcoholic’s personality,’ criticizes Bondi, and more in wide-ranging Vanity Fair interviews www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/16/n...

Did you read this yet?

Illinois fails to collect wages owed to workers in Cook County www.injusticewatch.org/project/wait...

READ THIS: 2 Illinois election board Democrats who blocked Senate President Don Harmon fines have ties to his donors Great story by Rick Pearson of @chicagotribune @rap30 exposes coziness with officials who rejected Harmon’s nearly $10 million fine www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/14/i...

WATCH: Bystander disarms active shooter at Bondi Beach in Sydney

BREAKING: 11 people were killed at Sydney's Bondi Beach in an attack on the Jewish community, an official says.

The decline in gun violence in our city is a great story we can all celebrate, but a related and important story is that arrests are also down compared to the previous decade, writes Arne Duncan.

Tony Dokoupil Is Named Anchor of ‘CBS Evening News’ www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/b...

Australia is about to ban young teens from most social-media platforms. On “Radio Atlantic,” @hannarosin.bsky.social speaks with Julie Inman Grant, Australia’s e-safety commissioner, on how the law will work, and hears from Australian teens themselves. Listen here:

Supreme Court Agrees to Review Trump Order Restricting Birthright Citizenship www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/u...

There are many songs about this city, but Tom Waits wrote one of the best, simply titled "Chicago." Out today, Mavis Staples' new album kicks off with her fantastic version of the song. I'm so glad to hear this quintessential Chicago singer putting her own stamp on it.

The priest at a Catholic church in Dedham defended his parish’s decision to replace nativity figurines of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph with a sign reading “ICE was here,” saying the gospel is clear about treating immigrants with respect. trib.al/Ob5ptDw

A warden was tasked with ending abuse at one of the highest security federal prisons in the U.S. But he says his own officers and the Bureau of Prisons stood in the way.

Billions of your tax dollars are going to Palantir Technologies, the backbone of Trump's anti-immigrant police state. Be warned. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_VwyhErd88

"Widespread job losses, with declines in employment among manufacturers, construction companies and professional services firms. Losses were concentrated among small businesses..." www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/b...

Agents in Key Largo, Florida ripped this woman wearing medical scrubs out of her car as she screamed she is a US citizen. Agents cuffed her and put her in one of their cars. She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:

Chicago Headline Club seeks entries for 2025 local news stories headlineclub.org/awards/peter...

Trump Administration Will No Longer Commemorate World AIDS Day www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/h...

Federal appeals court rules Alina Habba, Trump's former personal lawyer, is unlawfully serving as the US attorney for New Jersey. https://cnn.it/4pairkP

Timothy Evans, Cook County’s longest-serving chief judge, is also among its most storied politicians. As he leaves office after 24 years, where does his tenure leave the courts? [In collaboration with @injusticewatch.org ] www.chicagomag.com/news/timothy...

Nominations now open for Chicago Headline Club’s 2025 journalism awards headlineclub.org/2025/12/01/n...

‘I’ve Been Doing This Work for 25 Years and I’ve Never Seen Such Fear’ www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/o...

Trump’s campaign of retribution numbers at least 470 www.reuters.com/investigates...

Today, after months of requests, I toured the Broadview ICE Processing Facility. I want to share what I saw. The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.

This idea of illegal orders is not hypothetical.

Lawyer for protesters to ICE bigwig Russell Hott: “Do you agree that it's unconstitutional to arrest people for being opposed to Midway Blitz?” Hott: “No.”

Viola Fletcher, Oldest Survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Dies at 111 www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/u...

Patel Under Scrutiny for Use of SWAT Teams to Protect His Girlfriend www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/u...

JFK granddaughter cancer www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/22/m...

Neil Steinberg on how timeless Lincoln weeping cartoon follwing JFK death came together on deadline www.everygoddamnday.com/2013/11/linc...

Piggy Gets Polite www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/o...

Federal appeals court temporarily halts release of hundreds of 'Operation Midway Blitz' detainees www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/20/f...