"If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it with those guys," jurors in the 'ComEd Four' trial heard. "... And to keep Mike Madigan happy, I think that’s worth it."
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A federal lawmaker has introduced a House bill that would close one of a laundry list of oversight gaps revealed in a recent KHN investigation of the system regulators use to ban fraudsters from billing government health programs, including Medicare and Medicaid.
The risk for Biden is that young left-of-center voters will sit out an uninspiring election.
Much of the debate about combating online misinformation and extremism revolves around government regulations and changes made by social media platforms. Teaching people how to be better internet users gets less attention.
Ukraine’s government has called for an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council to “counter the Kremlin’s nuclear blackmail” after Russian President Vladimir Putin revealed plans to station tactical atomic weapons in Belarus.
The Illinois Senate passed 68 bills this week while the House had advanced 284 as of Friday morning, with hundreds more to go before their adjournment for the week.
Rwanda's government has commuted the sentence of Paul Rusesabagina, who inspired the film "Hotel Rwanda" for saving hundreds of countrymen from genocide but was convicted of terrorism offenses years later in a widely criticized trial.
The bill passed 213-208, with five Republicans — mostly members of the House Freedom Caucus — voting against it.
Children and teens would lose access to apps if they don't have parental consent and face other restrictions.
The president notched an approval rating of 38% in the new poll, after 45% said they approved in February and 41% in January.
Medicare Advantage, the private-sector alternative to original Medicare, now enrolls nearly half of all Medicare beneficiaries. But it remains controversial because — while most of its subscribers like the extra benefits many plans provide — the program frequently costs the federal government more than if those seniors remained in the fully public program. That controversy […]
The bill, which would prohibit libraries from banning books because of partisan or doctrinal pressure, prompted strong opposition from Republicans who called it an assault on local control.
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The bill, which would prohibit libraries from banning books because of partisan or doctrinal pressure, prompted strong opposition from Republicans who called it an assault on local control.
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen projected calm on Tuesday after recent regional bank collapses but told a gathering of bankers that additional rescue arrangements "could be warranted."
TikTok went on a counteroffensive Tuesday amid increasing Western pressure over cybersecurity and misinformation concerns, rolling out updated rules and standards for content as its CEO warned against a possible U.S. ban.
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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida arrived in Kyiv for a surprise visit shortly after noon Tuesday, hours after Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in neighboring Russia for a three-day trip. Moscow’s invasion will be in the spotlight at both meetings. Footage shown on Japanese national broadcaster NHK showed Kishida walking on the platform of a train station, escorted by a few people who appeared to be Ukrainian officials. It was uncertain whether either meeting would change the course of the almost 13-month war in Ukraine, but the talks about 800 kilometers (500 miles) apart highlighted the war’s repercussions for international diplomacy as countries line up behind rival parties.
A formerly well-connected Republican donor goes on trial in Minnesota on Tuesday accused of sex trafficking minors.
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China is accusing the United States of spreading disinformation and suppressing TikTok following reports that the Biden administration was calling for its Chinese owners to sell their stakes in the popular video-sharing app.
"Censorship is proliferating, and it's deeply troubling," said Joe Cohn of the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression.
"Censorship is proliferating, and it's deeply troubling," said Joe Cohn of the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression.
Michael Madigan’s name was uttered hundreds of times as a federal prosecutor laid out the government’s case against the former speaker’s longtime allies.