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Texas Sen. Ted Cruz won’t run for president but will seek third term

Tribune News Service · Feb 15, 2023

Lightfoot steps up attacks on Johnson, hoping to purge his surge: ‘Brandon’s not better. Brandon is bad for Chicago’

With money pouring into his $3.1 million campaign fund, Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson has been blanketing the airwaves with commercials touting his plan to “invest in people.” The mayor counters that his tax-the-rich plan will drive business from the city.

Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 15, 2023

From Trump ambassador to ‘sellout’: What is Nikki Haley doing in the 2024 race

Governor-turned-ambassador left government in 2018 but has never strayed far from allegiance to Trump

The Independent UK · Feb 15, 2023

11 candidates fight to fill open seat in South Side’s historic 6th Ward ‘so that we can become what we once were’

Former home of civil rights and gospel icons needs new investment, crowded field to replace mayoral candidate Ald. Roderick Sawyer says.

Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 14, 2023

Illinois can continue as a leader on workplace rights. Let’s not miss our moment

Five days of paid leave will help working people deal with a minor illness like a cold or a flu. But it doesn’t account for longer-term needs, like bonding with a new child or caring for a sick parent.

Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 14, 2023

Happy Trails: Sen. Dianne Feinstein Won't Run for Reelection

The longest-serving California senator was a hardline drug warrior, a surveillance hawk, and no friend of freedom.

Reason · Feb 14, 2023

Brooklyn U-Haul driver who killed 1 and injured 8 told cops an ‘invisible object’ sparked his rampage

NEW YORK — The U-Haul driver arrested after a 90-minute Brooklyn rampage claimed he was hallucinating behind the wheel before killing one victim and injuring eight more, police said Tuesday.

Tribune News Service · Feb 14, 2023

Trump’s $110,000 contempt fine upheld by New York appeals court

A New York appeals court upheld a $110,000 penalty against former President Donald Trump for being in contempt of court during the state’s probe into allegedly fraudulent asset valuations at his company.

Tribune News Service · Feb 14, 2023

Adam Frisch announces another run against US Rep. Lauren Boebert in Colorado's 3rd District

DENVER — Adam Frisch will once more run to unseat the far-right incumbent U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert, he announced early Tuesday morning.

The Denver Post · Feb 14, 2023

GOP's intraparty power battle roiling lawmaking in Ohio

A battle for political control of the Ohio House has laid bare the risks the Republican Party faces as factions of its legislative supermajority square off more over tactics and the willingness to thwart long held institutional norms than policy

The Independent UK · Feb 14, 2023