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February 27, 2025

Top Intel Republican Tom Cotton seeking re-election to Senate in 2026

Senate Republican Conference Chairman Tom Cotton, R-Ark., announced on Thursday that he will seek re-election in 2026.

February 27, 2025

Illinois governor says Trump admin withholding $1.88B in approved taxpayer money, amid rift with president

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker pressed the White House to release $1.88 billion in approved federal funding that he says the Trump administration is withholding from the state.

February 27, 2025

Wife of murdered Minnesota pastor charged in alleged plot to kill husband on mission trip: church

Church officials say the wife of a Minnesota missionary is officially facing charges in his killing of her husband in a murder-to-hire plot in Angola.

February 26, 2025

The plan to confront China and kick out companies controlled by the Chinese Communist Party from the U.S.

Sarah Huckabee Sanders has announced new legislation to shut down programs sponsored by China and stop China state-owned businesses from operating in Arkansas.

February 26, 2025

Gretchen Whitmer sounds off on push to condemn US Supreme Court's gay marriage ruling: 'Hell no'

Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer speaks out against proposed resolution that condemns the Supreme Court's 2015 gay marriage ruling.

February 26, 2025

University suspends fraternity accused of ‘inhumane’ hazing that left pledge in fear

A fraternity at Miami University in Ohio has been suspended after a student complained of "inhumane" hazing and undergoing abuse, according to a hazing incident report.

February 26, 2025

New poll finds about half of rural young people feel job market pressures in their hometowns

A new poll from Gallup and the Walton Family Foundation found nearly half of rural Americans do not believe they can find work at home.

February 26, 2025

Dolton, Illinois, mayor Tiffany Henyard projected to lose primary in landside

Dolton, Illinois, mayor Tiffany Henyard, a Democrat, is projected to lose in a landslide in the village's mayoral primary held on Tuesday.

February 25, 2025

Southwest flight barely misses collision at Chicago Midway International

A Southwest Airlines flight was forced to perform a go-around maneuver at Chicago Midway International Airport when a private jet crossed its path on the runway Tuesday morning.

February 25, 2025

GOP senator suffers seizure, brain bleed after falling on ice

Sen. Kevin Cramer said he is recovering in North Dakota after falling and hitting his head over the weekend.