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State of the Union: Commerce Department data show the smallest trade gap since mid-2009, though year to date the trade deficit remains 7.7 percent. The post U.S. Trade Deficit Shrinks in October After Tariff Changes appeared first on The American Conservative.

State of the Union: The president wants to raise the defense budget from $1 trillion to $1.5 trillion. The post Trump Calls For Vast Military Budget Expansion appeared first on The American Conservative.

In 2017, for instance, fewer than 60 BIPA lawsuits were filed. But 2019 marked the first of six consecutive years in which more than 300 BIPA class actions were lodged, until lawmakers took action in 2024 to rein in the potentially big paydays for plaintiffs and their lawyers. The report indicated trial lawyers had filed just 150 new BIPA class action suits in 2025.

"(Illinois House Speaker Chris) Welch strongly defended the state law throughout his comments, insisting that the SAFE-T Act 'is working' and that judges and police officers 'will tell you that the bad guys are in jail because judges are locking them up. The SAFE-T Act is allowing judges to do their job.' I dunno about judges, but one doesn’t hear many, if any, cops say such a thing. That doesn’t mean they’re right, of course."

In the governor’s race, JB Pritzker is unchallenged in the Democratic primary.

"Unfortunately, Chicago has a long tradition of political actors — mayors and aldermen — interfering with law enforcement decisions on resource allocation. That political interference should end now."