As the government shutdown approaches its fifth week, millions of Americans are confronting a historic crisis in food assistance. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commonly known as SNAP or food stamps, is set to lapse for the first time in modern history on November 1, 2025, threatening benefits for approximately […]
A bipartisan group of 207 members of Congress has filed an amicus brief urging the Supreme Court to rule that President Donald Trump exceeded his constitutional authority by imposing tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). The 31-page brief, filed October 24, 2025, in the consolidated cases Learning Resources, […]
The U.S. Senate voted Tuesday to overturn President Donald Trump’s 50 percent tariffs on Brazilian imports. The resolution passed 52-48, with five Republican senators (Rand Paul of Kentucky, Thom Tillis of North Carolina, Susan Collins of Maine, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, and former Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky) […]
by Hannah Meisel, Capitol News Illinois October 28, 2025 Article Summary U.S. Customs and Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino spent a little more than an hour testifying in U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis’ courtroom Tuesday after she ordered him to appear for a hearing in ongoing litigation over CBP and […]
The Conference Board’s Consumer Confidence Index® inched down by 1.0 point to 94.6 in October, a modest retreat from the revised September reading of 95.6. The Present Situation Index, a measure of consumers’ assessments of current business and job market conditions, climbed 1.8 points to 129.3, suggesting Americans see slightly […]
by Brenden Moore, Capitol News Illinois October 27, 2025 Article Summary As Indiana’s governor called a special session to redraw the state’s congressional maps, U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries urged Illinois Democrats to do the same. Jeffries’ pitch has been met with a cool reception in Springfield. Black lawmakers […]
Twenty-six states filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday against the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Trump administration, seeking to restore food assistance benefits for more than 42 million Americans amid an ongoing government shutdown. The coalition of states, led by Massachusetts, California, Arizona and Minnesota, alleges the USDA’s decision to […]
U.S. District Court Judge Kymberly K. Evanson in Seattle ruled on October 27 that the Trump administration must release millions of dollars in grants intended to address the shortage of mental health workers in schools. The preliminary ruling applies to certain grantees in sixteen Democratic-led states that challenged the Education […]
The Trump administration has decided not to tap into roughly $5 billion in emergency contingency funds to maintain food stamp benefits for approximately 42 million Americans starting November 1, as the government shutdown continues into its fourth week. The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that “contingency funds are not legally […]
Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino ordered to testify in federal court by Hannah Meisel, Capitol News Illinois October 26, 2025 Article Summary A federal judge on Friday ordered U.S. Customs and Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino to testify in federal court on Oct. 28. The order came the day after […]
