The Latest: Senate narrowly confirms Trump loyalist Kash Patel as FBI director
The Senate has narrowly voted to confirm Kash Patel as director of the FBI, moving to place him atop the nation’s premier federal law enforcement agency despite doubts from Democrats about his ...
Opinion
How Trump and Bondi Are Weaponizing the Law
The Trump Justice Department’s rationale for its approach to filing or dropping prosecutions seems to be that the Biden administration weaponized the law to punish Trump. To be polite, that is bovine ...
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Sen. Sally Turner, Mayor Tracy Welch support demolition of Lincoln Developmental Center
State and local leaders in Lincoln are excited that Gov. JB Pritzker is proposing to use budget funding to demolish the ...
Judge refuses to halt federal layoffs; Patel confirmed by Senate for FBI chief. Here’s a recap.
Patel inherits an FBI gripped by turmoil as the Justice Department has forced out a group of senior bureau officials in the ...
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Rod Blagojevich was prosecuted for everyday politics. He deserves his pardon
President Donald Trump’s decision to pardon former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich helps correct an injustice and is a proper use of the president’s pardon power. Blagojevich was a rare Illinois ...
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Trump pardons ex-Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich 5 years after commuting his sentence
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday pardoned former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, whose 14-year sentence for political corruption charges he commuted during his first term.
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Feds convict Madigan, Blagojevich gets pardoned in same week. Try writing that movie.
While holding hands with his daughters Nicole (left) and Tiffany, Illinois’ former House Speaker Michael Madigan walks out of the Dirksen Federal Courthouse after jurors found Madigan guilty of ...