Trump’s New Best Friend? Mexico’s president has figured out how to get along with Donald Trump: firmness, flattery, and a lot of phone calls. It’s a strategy that’s raised eyebrows among some political analysts, who say Mexico’s leader has caved

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Cook County’s Transportation Funds Fiasco A Circuit Court judge just ruled that Cook County blew $243 million in transportation tax revenues on non-transportation stuff. The county tried to argue it could use the cash for expenses like sheriff’s offices and

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DHS Reform Takes Center Stage A spending agreement in the Senate could temporarily fund the Department of Homeland Security, giving lawmakers time to negotiate changes to federal immigration policies. It’s a move that’s got some Republicans on board, despite being

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Melania’s Big Payday Amazon just paid Melania Trump’s production company a whopping $40 million for a documentary about her life, and an additional $35 million to promote it. Critics are already crying foul, saying it’s a blatant attempt to suck

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Shutdown Threat Lifted, But Don’t Get Too Excited Senate Democrats say they’ve reached a deal to prevent a partial government shutdown, and it’s about time. The Details Are Sketchy They’ve agreed to move forward with a package of bills, but

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