Pritzker signs election bill to increase party power in primary elections
Measures also include reforms to electoral college electors and voter registration data.
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What to know about the Supreme Court immunity ruling in Trump’s 2020 election interference case
In remarks Monday evening, Biden said the court has done a “terrible disservice” to the American people, who he says deserve to know the outcome of the case before they head to the polls.
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Supreme Court sends Trump immunity case back to lower court, dimming chance of trial before election
The justices have ordered lower courts to figure out how to apply the decision to Trump’s case rather than do it themselves. The outcome means additional delay before the Republican ex-president could face trial. Trump has denied doing anything wrong.
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Supreme Court makes it harder to charge Capitol riot defendants with obstruction, charge Trump faces
Special counsel Jack Smith has said the charges faced by Trump would not be affected. The charge was enacted in 2002 in response to the financial scandal that brought down Enron Corp.
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The Supreme Court weakens federal regulators, overturning decades-old Chevron decision
The heart of the Chevron decision says federal agencies should be allowed to fill in the details when laws are ambiguous. Opponents of the decision argued it gave power that should be wielded by judges to government experts.
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A halting Biden tries to confront Trump at debate but stirs Democratic panic about his candidacy
Biden’s uneven performance crystallized the concerns of many Americans that at, age 81, he is too old to serve as president. Meanwhile, the 78-year-old Trump’s rhetoric offered Americans an unwelcome reminder of the bombast he launched daily during his tumultuous four years in office, as he struggles to win over skeptical voters.
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FACT FOCUS: Here’s a look at some of the false claims made during Biden and Trump’s first debate
Trump once again falsely asserted that the U.S. had the greatest economy in history during his presidency and spread misleading claims about migrant crime. Biden overstated it when he asserted that Trump encouraged people to drink bleach to address COVID-19.
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Biden and Trump will debate tonight. Follow NPR for live coverage
President Biden and former President Donald Trump are set to take the stage at 9 p.m. ET Thursday for the first presidential debate of the 2024 general election.
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The Supreme Court rejects a nationwide opioid settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma
The agreement provided that the Connecticut-based company would emerge from bankruptcy as a different entity, with its profits used for treatment and prevention. The high court had put the settlement on hold last summer, after the Biden administration objected.
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Supreme Court blocks enforcement of EPA’s ‘good neighbor’ rule on downwind pollution
Three energy-producing states — Ohio, Indiana and West Virginia — challenged the rule, along with the steel industry and other groups, calling it costly and ineffective. The rule is on hold in a dozen other states because of the court challenges.
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Former GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger endorses Biden, whose campaign wants to flip anti-Trump Republicans
The former Illinois congressman calls Trump “a direct threat to every fundamental American value.” Trump has dismissed Kinzinger’s efforts to rally fellow Republicans against him.
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Quantum technology companies set for big tax incentives under new law
Economic development package also expands film, EV industry tax breaks.
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Advocates say SCOTUS ruling paves way for law ensuring abusers have guns confiscated
Urge passage of ‘Karina’s Bill’ when lawmakers return in the fall.
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Amid pushback to requests for more police, Urbana City Council votes to fund only two positions
The Urbana City Council moved to approve its budget for the next fiscal year at a council meeting Tuesday. The Urbana Police Department had asked the Council to fund 11 positions. But after months of pressure from community members to divert funds away from police to groups that provide social services, the Council voted to…
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Illinois’ ban on ‘bump stocks’ remains in place despite U.S. Supreme Court decision
SCOTUS expected to announce whether it will hear unrelated appeal of 2023 assault weapon ban.
