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CHICAGO — Paul Vallas’ Facebook account liked a series of comments that attacked Democrats, referred to Chicago as a “hell hole” and “S---cago” and labeled Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker “the king of full term abortion,” a Chicago Tribune review of his social media found.

The House voted down the resolution 321-103

A conservative lobbyist created an exception for faith-based health coverage, opening the door for “bad actors”

Hopefully, the Big Ten tournament this weekend at the United Center will be void of news events. But if one happens, it’s good to have Katz there.

WASHINGTON — Northwestern University Professor Janice Eberly is the front-runner in the White House search for a successor to Lael Brainard as vice chair of the Federal Reserve, people familiar with the matter said.

CHICAGO — The first debate of Chicago’s mayoral runoff election featured a series of attacks from Brandon Johnson on Paul Vallas, who largely avoided attacking in kind, even as the criticism escalated.

President Joe Biden (D) has appointed and the Senate has confirmed 109 Article III federal judges through March 1, 2023, his third year in office. This is the second-most Article III judicial appointments through this point in all presidencies since Ronald Reagan (R). The Senate had confirmed 86 of President…

Former first lady makes remark on The Light Podcast, her new venture, and notes the lack of diversity at the Capitol that day

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A federal judge has overturned a Missouri law that declared certain federal gun laws “invalid” if they don’t have a state-level equivalent, after the U.S. Department of Justice sued to overturn the measure.

WASHINGTON — Consumer advocacy group Public Citizen and ethics advisers who served in the White House under President Barack Obama and George W. Bush submitted a complaint to the Office of Congressional Ethics on Tuesday urging an investigation of Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s exclusive release of Jan. 6 footage to Fox…

A passenger who died after a private jet hit turbulence as it traveled over the New England area has been identified as Dana Hyde, a prominent Beltway lawyer and White House official who served in both the Clinton and Obama administrations, as well as on the 9/11 Commission.