Welcome to February. The month has begun with a flurry of events. This month is starting off very intense. The Chicago area was shaken by a series of immigration raids and arrests. This round of enforcement was done by the U. S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Police Superintendent Larry
Ever dreamed of working in the White House? Well, under President Donald Trump, it wasn't just about your skills anymore. The Trump administration was all about loyalty. They were keen to find people who truly believed in Trump's "Make America Great Again" (MAGA) movement. Here's what it was like tr
Former President Trump brought back an old plan to make it simpler to fire federal employees who shape policies. He wants to take away their civil service protections and says it will make the government workforce more accountable. This isn't the first time Trump has tried this. He did it in 2020, b
In a recent turn of events, Mayor Brandon Johnson has made some new picks for the Chicago Board of Education. The mayor introduced a new leader, Sean Harden, for the 21-member team that will take their seats in January. Among the nine new appointees, three are fresh faces, while the rest include peo
Back in the late 1800s, presidents had been promising to fix the government bureaucracy for over a century. One of the biggest changes came after James Garfield's death in 1881, when a disgruntled job seeker shot him. This tragic event led to the creation of a professional, merit-based bureaucracy t
Dr. Jerome Adams, former U. S. surgeon general, took to social media to alert the incoming administration about a rise in infectious diseases. Adams, who worked with President Trump, expressed concern over the increase in whooping cough, measles, and bird flu cases. He emphasized the need for a stro
President-elect Donald Trump is assembling a Cabinet that reads more like a TV guide than a list of policy heavyweights. He's picked several faces from Fox News, including Sean Duffy for Treasury secretary and Pete Hegseth for the Pentagon. There's also Dr. Mehmet Oz, known for his health show, at t
President-elect Donald Trump has announced that tech billionaire Elon Musk and conservative activist Vivek Ramaswamy will head a new department aimed at cutting down federal bureaucracy. This move is part of Trump's promise to give Musk significant control over government spending. The new departmen
