Nation

How American views on Israel and antisemitism have changed since Oct. 7

By Maya Sweedler, Associated Press

Nearly two years after the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks in Israel and the county’s ensuing invasion of the Gaza Strip, Americans are more divided on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict than they were before the war – and concerns are mounting about…

Chicago and Illinois sue to stop Trump's National Guard deployment plan after Portland ruling

By Christine Fernando, Associated Press

Illinois leaders went to court Monday to stop President Donald Trump from sending National Guard troops to Chicago, escalating a clash between Democratic-led states and the Republican administration during an aggressive immigration enforcement operation in the nation’s third-largest city.

ICE spends millions on ads to recruit police for mass deportation efforts

By Thomas Beaumont, Rebecca Santana, Associated Press

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is spending millions of dollars on TV recruitment ads targeting officers frustrated by local restrictions on immigration enforcement.

Government shutdown threatens WIC food program used by millions of families

By Moriah Balingit, JoNel Aleccia, Associated Press

Experts say a food aid program that helps 6 million low-income mothers and young children will run out of federal money unless the government shutdown ends within two weeks.

Immigration agents become increasingly aggressive in Chicago

By Sophia Tareen, Associated Press

Activists, residents and elected leaders say increasingly combative tactics used by federal immigration agents are sparking violence and fueling neighborhood tensions in the nation’s third-largest city.

Where things stand with federal law enforcement in Chicago and Portland

By Associated Press

Illinois has followed California and Oregon in filing lawsuits to stop President Donald Trump from sending in hundreds of National Guard troops to Democrat-led big cities.

Chicago and Illinois sue to block Trump's Guard deployment plan after Portland ruling

By Christine Fernando, Associated Press

In Chicago, the sight of armed Border Patrol agents making arrests near famous landmarks amplified concerns from residents already uneasy after an immigration crackdown that began last month.