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‘More funerals than weddings’: Chicago man tells Senate about trauma of gun violence

CHICAGO — When Ernest Willingham walked up Capitol Hill, he was shrouded in memories of bullets.

Chicago Tribune

Luis Gutierrez launches nationwide effort to increase number of naturalized citizens

Former U.S. Rep. Luis Gutierrez is launching a new effort called Our Nation’s Future, with the goal of helping 1 million permanent residents become naturalized citizens within four years.

Chicago Sun-Times

Commentary: Protesting at justices’ homes: A violation of federal and state law

It’s easy to take for granted one of our country’s greatest strengths: a legal system in which we settle our disputes peacefully in court. We do this without the type of violence, intimidation and threats against judges that occur in too many other countries.

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Corinthian Colleges federal student loan debt canceled: Impacts 26,000 Illinois borrowers

The Education Department discharged all remaining federal student loans borrowed to attend any Corinthian Colleges campus. The 26,000 Illinois loans total about $226 million.

Chicago Sun-Times

Sen. Durbin on gun violence legislation: ‘I sense a change in the conversation’

Texas Sen. John Cornyn was authorized by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., to open talks with Democrats to “negotiate the possibility of gun legislation that will spare us the tragedies we’ve seen,” Sen. Dick Durbin said.

Chicago Sun-Times

Senate Republicans block Durbin, Schneider domestic terrorism bill; lax to act after Uvalde, Buffalo

Once again, Democrats are pushing for not the perfect, but at least some good when it comes to responding to mass shootings, the latest in Buffalo and Uvalde, Texas.

Chicago Sun-Times

House voting on domestic terrorism bill after Buffalo attack

The House is moving toward swift passage of legislation that would devote more federal resources to preventing domestic terrorism in response to the racist mass shooting in Buffalo, New York

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GOP's SCOTUS protest crackdown: legal?

The Justice Department has not yet signaled that it will be pursuing legal action against any of the protesters

Salon

Prepare for McCarthy-era crackdowns on pro-choice protesters

Conservatives and corporate media pundits want to use a Red Scare statute to arrest people demonstrating against the looming anti-abortion victory

The Guardian - US

Senate Democrats fail to pass legislation to protect abortion rights as Roe hangs in the balance

Senator Joe Manchin’s opposition effectively killed the legislation’s chances.

The Independent UK

As abortion protests spread, Sen. Josh Hawley equates them with the Jan. 6 insurrection

WASHINGTON — As abortion rights protests have spread across the country, targeting churches, anti-abortion clinics and the homes of senators and Supreme Court justices, U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley is equating them to the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021.

Tribune News Service

Preservationist places faith in plan for State Street buildings

A proposal to revive the buildings adjacent to the federal complex is being developed, with hope that it will satisfy concerns about safety.

Chicago Sun-Times

Society should move away from student loans and consider free college

A high school diploma doesn’t have the weight it once had, and so a bachelor’s degree or more is becoming necessary for one to advance in society and find a meaningful career.

Chicago Sun-Times

Democrats promise votes on abortion rights despite vanishingly small odds of success

With the Supreme Court seemingly poised to overturn Roe v. Wade, Democrats look to legislation to keep abortion legal.

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‘Do something, Democrats’: party struggles to rise to abortion challenge

Despite controlling the White House and Congress, Democrats seem powerless to fight the assault on Roe v Wade but hope it will energise midterm voters

WEKU

What conservative justices said — and didn't say — about Roe at their confirmations

Democrats say several conservative justices lied to the Senate in their confirmations. But nominees have long taken a careful line on Roe, acknowledging it as a precedent without saying much more.

Chicago Tribune

Chicago releases video as bid for Democratic National Convention in 2024 is made official

CHICAGO — State and local Democratic leaders are officially declaring their intent to try to bring the 2024 Democratic presidential nominating convention to Chicago, releasing a video that promotes the city for its diversity, its cultural and culinary attractions, and its status as the adopted hometown of the party’s previous…

Chicago Sun-Times

Next steps on student loan relief

To help borrowers struggling through the pandemic, the Biden administration has paused student loan payments four times. But there’s no putting off the inevitable. The federal student loan system needs major changes to truly help borrowers long term.

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Chicago Sun-Times

$500,000 in federal money to go to pre-apprenticeship electrical program for south suburban high school students

Sen. Dick Durbin said he sees the program helping to build a network of vehicle charging stations in Chicago and beyond.

Chicago Sun-Times

Federal lawmakers want the CTA to improve safety— or else

A letter to the agency is a reminder of what’s at stake: billions in federal funds. Frankly, we’d rather see more resources spent on CTA safety and cleanliness than on gas-and-transit-card giveaways.

Chicago Sun-Times

Billie Jean Paige, one of the first Black women to lobby in Springfield, dead at 84

‘She definitely was a trailblazer and glass-ceiling breaker,’ U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly said.

Chicago Sun-Times

Biden’s trailblazing federal judicial picks: Asian American, Hispanic nominees for Chicago spots

Sens. Durbin and Duckworth said John Lee and Nancy Maldonado will bring “demographic and professional diversity that will strengthen our federal bench.”

Chicago Sun-Times

Gov. Pritzker’s camp grapples with Dem Party Chair Rep. Kelly: Coordinated campaign an issue

“I think we can be a lot further along. We need more cooperation,” Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., told the Sun-Times. “We’re moving in the right direction but too slowly.”

Chicago Sun-Times

Durbin, Lightfoot, Raoul, Moseley Braun: At Ketanji Brown Jackson White House Supreme Court fete

Said Mayor Lightfoot: “Being a Black woman and ascending to the heights” that Jackson “has gotten to” means “you’ve been through it all, through every fight, you know, every trick, and you know how they don’t want us to succeed.”

Tribune News Service

Democrats revel in history during Supreme Court confirmation vote

WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris couldn’t hold back a broad smile and a crack in her voice as she guided the Senate’s final steps to confirming the first Black woman to the Supreme Court Thursday.

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