The Trump administrations efforts to broker a peace negotiation ending the war in Ukraine came to an abrupt halt on Friday.

The newly released requirements for agencies to move forward with mass cuts to the federal work force have employees even more on edge.

Gov. JB Pritzker and 16 Illinois Democrats sent a letter to OMB Director Russell Vought on Tuesday demanding the Trump administration release $1.88 billion in federal funding to Illinois.

The disastrous consequences of the Supreme Court’s immunity decision in Trump v. United States may only just now be fully coming to light.

The governor’s $55.2 billion budget is based on the December S&P Global forecast that projected stable economic growth and considered some of Trump’s top economic policies, including tariffs and tax cut extensions, would be implemented, Sturm said.

The President has signed an executive order which requires independent agencies to consult with the White House on priorities and performance standards.

A new executive order from President Donald Trump to strengthen DOGE has placed a 30-day freeze on all government issued credit cards.

The Trump administration advanced its large-scale federal workforce downsizing, issuing guidance for agency layoffs and reorganizations. A memo from the Office of Management and Budget and the Office of Personnel Management directed agencies to conduct force reductions.

“To the Great Farmers of the United States: Get ready to start making a lot of agricultural product to be sold INSIDE of the United States,” Trump wrote on Truth Social on Monday. “Tariffs will go on external product on April 2nd. Have fun!”

Republicans passed a budget that will mean stripping away health care from working families to finance tax cuts for a privileged few.

More than four decades apart, the two Republicans campaigned on similar anti-big government themes. Once in office, they approached the task in strikingly different ways.