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'60 Minutes' holds off on airing critical piece on Trump deportation policy • Illinois puts 550 custom license plate applications on the ‘naughty’ list this year
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Monday, December 22, 2025

Democratic lawmakers visit ICE facility in Broadview after judge confirms they cannot be denied access

On Monday morning, a group of Democratic Illinois lawmakers made it inside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement processing center in Broadview after months of being denied access.

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'60 Minutes' holds off on airing critical piece on Trump deportation policy

CBS News’ “60 Minutes” on Sunday didn’t air a planned story on Trump administration deportations of immigrants to El Salvador, pulling it only hours before airtime at the direction of new editor-in-chief Bari Weiss.

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Illinois puts 550 custom license plate applications on the ‘naughty’ list this year

Hundreds of Illinoisans made the secretary of state’s naughty list this year after trying to customize their license plates in a lewd or indecent manner.

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CPS board president pulls property tax hike amid city’s budget fight

Chicago Board of Education President Sean Harden pulled a proposed property tax hike from the school board’s agenda last week that, if passed, would have netted the district roughly $25 million.

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Cook County property tax troubles trigger school district losses, reform demands

The due date for property tax bills has come and gone, but Cook County officials remain under siege.

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President Donald Trump removes nearly 30 career diplomats from ambassadorial positions

The Trump administration is recalling nearly 30 career diplomats from ambassadorial and other senior embassy posts as it moves to reshape the U.S. diplomatic posture abroad with personnel deemed fully supportive of President Donald Trump’s “America First” priorities.

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JD Vance refuses to set red lines over bigotry as conservatives feud at Turning Point

Vice President JD Vance said Sunday the conservative movement should be open to everyone as long as they “love America,” declining to condemn a streak of antisemitism that has divided the Republican Party.

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Nicki Minaj surprises conservatives with praise for Donald Trump, JD Vance at Arizona event

Female rapper Nicki Minaj on Sunday made a surprise appearance at a gathering of conservatives in Arizona that was memorializing late activist Charlie Kirk.

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