Voters in some Chicago suburbs voted Tuesday to allow recreational marijuana sales in their municipalities. | Associated Press Referendums allowed votes on whether marijuana should be sold in towns ranging
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Dan Lipinski concedes: Could not overcome low Chicago vote, progressive strength
U.S. Rep. Dan Lipinski lost the Democratic primary election to Marie Newman. | Ashlee Rezin Garcia/Sun-Times With the 3rd Congressional District heavily Democratic, Marie Newman is poised to win election
Lightfoot curtails ticketing, towing and booting to ease burden of coronavirus
Parking tickets, booting and towing will be curtailed as the city continues to grapple with the coronavirus. | Sun-Times file The mayor announced the unprecedented hiatus during a conference call
Senate passes House’s coronavirus response bill, sends to Trump
The Senate on Wednesday passed the House’s coronavirus legislation to provide sick leave, unemployment help and free testing to Americans, sending the second COVID-19 relief bill to President Trump. Senate Majority
Intruder eludes Capitol Police, breaks window near House chamber
An unauthorized person somehow evaded U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) this morning to break into the Capitol building and smash a window on the second floor. While details of the break-in are
US immigration offices close until April over coronavirus fears
6 out of 7 with coronavirus may be undetected, study finds ‘Stealth’ coronavirus cases are likely fueling the pandemic, and six out of seven cases could be undetected, according to
Partisan divide emerges over hopes for coronavirus vaccine: poll
Roughly half of Americans believe it will take at least a year before a vaccine for the coronavirus strain that causes COVID-19 becomes available, according to a new national poll.
Racist Trump Defends Using ‘Chinese Virus’ to Describe Coronavirus Pandemic
In tweets and public statements, the president of the United States is using racist language to describe the coronavirus, calling it the “Chinese virus.” The demagogy and scapegoating of foreigners
Cuomo Calls Hospital Ship ‘Extraordinary Step’
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo discussed a floating hospital ship and other precautionary measures for New York.
States see rise in jobless claims, thanks to layoffs from coronavirus
Unionized hospitality workers wait in line in a basement garage to apply for unemployment benefits at the Hospitality Training Academy Friday, March 13, 2020, in Los Angeles. Fearing a widespread
Treasury plans to deliver $500B in coronavirus aide to Americans in April
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., walks back to his office on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 17, 2020. | AP Photo/Susan Walsh The proposal includes two $250
GOP senator warns bailout-seeking firms: Must show plan to bring ‘jobs back’ to America
Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., issued a stark warning to any multinational companies looking to Congress to help them weather the economic downturn from the coronavirus outbreak: If you want taxpayer money, bring
Trump doubles down ‘China virus,’ demands to know who in White House used phrase ‘Kung Flu”
President Trump on Wednesday continued to call COVID-19, the “China virus,” and said he doesn’t think labeling the novel coronavirus is racist or puts Asian-Americans at risk. “No, not at all,” Trump
White House warns millennials could see ‘disproportionate’ coronavirus cases, become ‘seriously ill’
The White House warned Wednesday that millennials may show a “disproportionate” number of positive coronavirus cases and emphasized reports coming from Europe that have shown young people at risk of
Trump Seeks $500 Billion in Payments to Americans in Relief Plan
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Wednesday asked Congress for $500 billion to cover two separate waves of direct payments to American taxpayers in the next several weeks and another
Next week’s Illinois House session canceled
The Illinois House of Representatives will not meet next week at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield. | AP file Representatives also were told to begin “re-evaluating any and all
When politicians exploit a pandemic to push old agendas
Medicare for All would not have saved the United States from the crisis of the coronavirus, former Vice President Joe Biden told Sen. Bernie Sanders at last Sunday’s president debate.
Stimulus turf war: Top House Dem objects to Trump, Senate taking lead on coronavirus response plan
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., chairman of the House Democratic Caucus, took issue Wednesday with how the White House and Senate have taken the lead roles in drafting a massive aid
A nominee all but certain, Dems still face deep doubts
**Want FOX News Halftime Report in your inbox every day? Sign up here.** On the roster: A nominee all but certain, Dems still face deep doubts – Trump invokes Cold War
Trump administration seeks 2 rounds of checks to Americans in massive coronavirus response
The White House is moving forward with a proposed $1 trillion coronavirus package that would infuse Americans’ bank accounts with two rounds of direct cash payments. The Trump administration is
Trump invokes Defense Production Act: What is it?
President Trump announced on Wednesday that he will be invoking the Defense Production Act in an effort to help the private sector ramp-up manufacturing and distribution of emergency medical supplies
Time for Bernie Sanders to do what’s right for America
At a time of tremendous upheaval, S.E. Cupp writes, Sen. Bernie Sanders can give voters some relief. He can do that by dropping out now, endorsing Joe Biden, | Photo
Bernie Sanders’ campaign says he’s reassessing, not dropping out
Bernie Sanders is said to be assessing his presidential campaign after losing three states to Joe Biden on Tuesday. | Photo by Scott Eisen/Getty Images Sanders lost all three states
City Hall automatically denying requests for public records, calling them ‘non-essential’
City Hall began to automatically deny requests for public records Wednesday as a “non-essential City operation” that would be unduly burdensome to fulfill amid the public health emergency caused by
Trump says HUD will suspend ‘all foreclosures and evictions’ amid COVID-19 outbreak
President Trump on Wednesday announced that the Department of Housing and Urban Development will suspend all home foreclosures and evictions to the end of April amid the coronavirus outbreak. During
Sanders pauses Facebook ads as he weighs ending presidential campaign
As Sen. Bernie Sanders mulls whether to pull the plug on his White House bid, his presidential campaign on Wednesday paused investing any new money in Facebook ads. The move
AOC and allied progressives seek monthly cash payments, rent ‘suspension’ in coronavirus response
Green New Deal activists released their long list of priorities for a coronavirus economic relief, pitching a $2,000 a month payment to Americans and a break from bills during the
Alabama postpones primary runoff election pitting former AG Sessions against Trump-endorsed Tuberville
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey announced Wednesday that due to coronavirus concerns she will postpone the primary runoff elections in her state — a vote that will feature former Trump Attorney General Jeff Sessions and the
Cuomo says Trump will dispatch USNS Comfort hospital ship to NYC harbor ‘immediately’ amid coronavirus outbreak in state
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday that President Trump agreed to dispatch a Navy hospital ship to the New York City Harbor to “add capacity” for those who need to
Bernie’s Choice — and Biden’s Challenge
WASHINGTON — Three weeks ago, Joe Biden was left for dead by the proverbial side of the highway after his dismal finishes in Iowa, New Hampshire, and Nevada. Now, with