(The Center Square) – The White House took steps to make good on its promise to cut the federal government down to size by giving federal workers a choice: return to the office full-time or leave with eight months of pay.

2 days ago · (The Center Square) – Jurors started deliberating at the public corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan in Chicago.

23 hours ago · (The Center Square) – An analysis of data from the U.S. Department of Justice found on average more than one Illinois public servant was convicted every week between 1983 and 2023. As longtime former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, charged with 23 counts of corruption-related charges, waits for a federal jury to decide his fate, a policy advocacy group is calling for reforms in ...

(The Center Square) – A higher-for-longer interest rate environment has the U.S. economy stuck in place, with existing home sales in 2024 falling to their lowest level since 1995. While higher borrowing costs have moderated demand from the pandemic housing frenzy, the biggest challenge in to…

18 hours ago · (The Center Square) – Senators questioned former Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard on Thursday as part of her confirmation process to be Director of National Intelligence.

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1 day ago · (The Center Square) – Housing and land use experts say a Los Angeles city law could require the Pacific Palisades to include “affordable” housing to replace older buildings, and for new buildings where owners cannot definitively prove that their rental apartments had no low-income renters in the past five years. The new Resident Protections Ordinance taking effect …

Jan 20, 2025 · (The Center Square) – As President Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th U.S. President on Monday, his supporters made a pilgrimage to Washington, D.C. to show their support. The Center Square joined them in the blistering cold streets of the nation’s capital to get a sense of what Trump’s base is hoping for in this administration. Per conversations on inauguration day, one theme rang ...

Dec 16, 2024 · (The Center Square) – Congressional leaders are running out of time to forge a bipartisan deal before the federal government shuts down Friday, with farm and disaster assistance posing the

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