Gwen Ballard
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"Hundreds of Catholic priests, nuns and lay people led a march from a Catholic church in Maywood to the ICE detention center in Broadview..."
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Faith leaders blocked from sharing Communion with detainees at Broadview ICE center
A large group of Chicago area Catholics marched to the ICE detention center in Broadview Saturday, hoping to share Communion with detainees.
www.fox32chicago.com
October 12, 2025 at 11:29 PM
"Hundreds of Catholic priests, nuns and lay people led a march from a Catholic church in Maywood to the ICE detention center in Broadview..."
www.fox32chicago.com/news/faith-l...
www.fox32chicago.com/news/faith-l...
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SWEAR IN ADELITA GRIJALVA TOMORROW!
October 12, 2025 at 10:11 PM
SWEAR IN ADELITA GRIJALVA TOMORROW!
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Baldwin: Our farmers are facing incredible headwinds. A lot of the fertilizer inputs come from Canada. Those have shot up because of tariffs. About a quarter of all farmers use the ACA for their health care coverage. This president is just contributing to the headwinds that our farmers are facing.
October 12, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Baldwin: Our farmers are facing incredible headwinds. A lot of the fertilizer inputs come from Canada. Those have shot up because of tariffs. About a quarter of all farmers use the ACA for their health care coverage. This president is just contributing to the headwinds that our farmers are facing.
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“With your patient and rigorous work, you can act as a barrier against those who, through the ancient art of lying, seek to create divisions in order to rule by dividing,” he said. “You can be a bulwark of civility against the quicksand of approximation and post-truth...”
apnews.com/article/pope...
apnews.com/article/pope...
Pope urges news agencies to stand as bulwark against lies, manipulation and post-truths
Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the “ancient art of lying” and manipulation.
apnews.com
October 12, 2025 at 5:16 PM
“With your patient and rigorous work, you can act as a barrier against those who, through the ancient art of lying, seek to create divisions in order to rule by dividing,” he said. “You can be a bulwark of civility against the quicksand of approximation and post-truth...”
apnews.com/article/pope...
apnews.com/article/pope...
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Reinforcements have been dispatched to Portland… 🤣🐸🤣
October 13, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Reinforcements have been dispatched to Portland… 🤣🐸🤣
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🚨🚨🚨WA Governor Bob Ferguson responds to a letter he received from AG Pam Bondi in which she threatened to place him in jail. 🧯He is on fire! 1/2
October 12, 2025 at 7:57 PM
🚨🚨🚨WA Governor Bob Ferguson responds to a letter he received from AG Pam Bondi in which she threatened to place him in jail. 🧯He is on fire! 1/2
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Nothing says “America First” like letting another country put an Air Force base in Idaho
October 10, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Nothing says “America First” like letting another country put an Air Force base in Idaho
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Flood the Zone with Truth and Facts...
October 9, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Flood the Zone with Truth and Facts...
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The longer Congress is stuck in a shutdown, the greater the chances the government won’t have the data to provide updates on where the economy stands.
‘Right up against it’: Economic data blackout leaves Wall Street in the dark
The quality of Labor Department reports guides everything from investment decisions around the globe to Federal Reserve deliberations on interest rates.
www.politico.com
October 9, 2025 at 6:09 PM
The longer Congress is stuck in a shutdown, the greater the chances the government won’t have the data to provide updates on where the economy stands.
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ICYMI: Speaker Mike Johnson is second in line to the presidency, but he wants you to know he has no opinion on anything and takes responsibility for nothing. His go-to line is “not in my lane.”
Jen Psaki last night…
Jen Psaki last night…
October 9, 2025 at 2:44 PM
ICYMI: Speaker Mike Johnson is second in line to the presidency, but he wants you to know he has no opinion on anything and takes responsibility for nothing. His go-to line is “not in my lane.”
Jen Psaki last night…
Jen Psaki last night…
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Breaking: Trump has officially lost the Nobel Peace Prize.
Instead, the Nobel committee is awarding the leader of the opposition in Venezuela for supporting “democracy over dictatorship.”
Instead, the Nobel committee is awarding the leader of the opposition in Venezuela for supporting “democracy over dictatorship.”
Trump Loses Nobel Peace Prize He Shamelessly Campaigned For
The Norwegian Nobel Committee on Friday said the recognition would instead go to Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado.
time.com
October 10, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Breaking: Trump has officially lost the Nobel Peace Prize.
Instead, the Nobel committee is awarding the leader of the opposition in Venezuela for supporting “democracy over dictatorship.”
Instead, the Nobel committee is awarding the leader of the opposition in Venezuela for supporting “democracy over dictatorship.”
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Dominion Voting Systems, which was at the center of false fraud allegations in 2020, has been sold.
The election machine company is being rebranded as Liberty Votes.
The election machine company is being rebranded as Liberty Votes.
Dominion Voting Systems, which was at the center of false fraud allegations in 2020, has been sold
The election machine company is being rebranded as Liberty Votes.
www.politico.com
October 9, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Dominion Voting Systems, which was at the center of false fraud allegations in 2020, has been sold.
The election machine company is being rebranded as Liberty Votes.
The election machine company is being rebranded as Liberty Votes.
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"A Chicago Heights Catholic priest began a 50-day pilgrimage in support of immigrant children, from Pope Leo’s boyhood home in Dolton, IL to New York ...
'This is not only a physical act of endurance, but a spiritual act of solidarity, a prayer in motion'..."
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/06/c...
'This is not only a physical act of endurance, but a spiritual act of solidarity, a prayer in motion'..."
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/06/c...
Chicago Heights priest begins walk for immigrant children from Pope Leo’s childhood home in Dolton
Gary Graf, a Chicago Heights Catholic priest, began a 50-day justice walk from Pope Leo’s boyhood home in Dolton to New York.
www.chicagotribune.com
October 9, 2025 at 6:33 PM
"A Chicago Heights Catholic priest began a 50-day pilgrimage in support of immigrant children, from Pope Leo’s boyhood home in Dolton, IL to New York ...
'This is not only a physical act of endurance, but a spiritual act of solidarity, a prayer in motion'..."
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/06/c...
'This is not only a physical act of endurance, but a spiritual act of solidarity, a prayer in motion'..."
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/06/c...
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Shapiro: I filed that amicus brief last night to make it very clear that the Pennsylvania National Guard is under my command.
The way the President has chosen to deploy the Guard in other states—and, in at least one case, deploy the Guard from one state into another—is extremely dangerous.
The way the President has chosen to deploy the Guard in other states—and, in at least one case, deploy the Guard from one state into another—is extremely dangerous.
October 9, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Shapiro: I filed that amicus brief last night to make it very clear that the Pennsylvania National Guard is under my command.
The way the President has chosen to deploy the Guard in other states—and, in at least one case, deploy the Guard from one state into another—is extremely dangerous.
The way the President has chosen to deploy the Guard in other states—and, in at least one case, deploy the Guard from one state into another—is extremely dangerous.
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Republican Governor of Oklahoma Kevin Stitt condemns the deployment of Texas's National Guard to Illinois.
“Oklahomans would lose their mind if [Gov. JB] Pritzker in Illinois sent troops down to Oklahoma during the Biden administration,” Stitt told The New York Times in an interview.
“Oklahomans would lose their mind if [Gov. JB] Pritzker in Illinois sent troops down to Oklahoma during the Biden administration,” Stitt told The New York Times in an interview.
GOP Oklahoma governor criticizes Texas National Guard deployment to Illinois
Kevin Stitt, the chair of the National Governors Association, broke with his party in an interview with The New York Times.
www.politico.com
October 9, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Republican Governor of Oklahoma Kevin Stitt condemns the deployment of Texas's National Guard to Illinois.
“Oklahomans would lose their mind if [Gov. JB] Pritzker in Illinois sent troops down to Oklahoma during the Biden administration,” Stitt told The New York Times in an interview.
“Oklahomans would lose their mind if [Gov. JB] Pritzker in Illinois sent troops down to Oklahoma during the Biden administration,” Stitt told The New York Times in an interview.
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BREAKING NEWS: Gov. JB Pritzker announced CA National Guard members have been federalized and sent to Illinois.
October 9, 2025 at 10:22 PM
BREAKING NEWS: Gov. JB Pritzker announced CA National Guard members have been federalized and sent to Illinois.
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Swear her in.
October 1, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Swear her in.
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Israel intercepts a Gaza-bound aid flotilla carrying Greta Thunberg and Members of the European Parliament.
Israel intercepts Gaza-bound aid flotilla carrying Greta Thunberg and MEPs
The flotilla set sail in August and has pro-Palestine activists from around the world on board.
www.politico.eu
October 1, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Israel intercepts a Gaza-bound aid flotilla carrying Greta Thunberg and Members of the European Parliament.
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Lutnick on Epstein:
Devine: So how come these other people could hang around him and not see it?
Lutnick: They participated. That's what his M.O. was, "Get a massage" And what happened in that massage room, I assume is on video. This guy was the greatest blackmailer ever. That's how he had money.
Devine: So how come these other people could hang around him and not see it?
Lutnick: They participated. That's what his M.O. was, "Get a massage" And what happened in that massage room, I assume is on video. This guy was the greatest blackmailer ever. That's how he had money.
October 1, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Lutnick on Epstein:
Devine: So how come these other people could hang around him and not see it?
Lutnick: They participated. That's what his M.O. was, "Get a massage" And what happened in that massage room, I assume is on video. This guy was the greatest blackmailer ever. That's how he had money.
Devine: So how come these other people could hang around him and not see it?
Lutnick: They participated. That's what his M.O. was, "Get a massage" And what happened in that massage room, I assume is on video. This guy was the greatest blackmailer ever. That's how he had money.
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Dean: The president is unhinged
Johnson: A lot of folks on your side are too. I don’t control him
Dean: Oh my god, please. That performance in front of the generals.
Johnson: I didn’t see it.
Dean: Our allies are looking elsewhere. Our enemies are laughing.
Johnson: A lot of folks on your side are too. I don’t control him
Dean: Oh my god, please. That performance in front of the generals.
Johnson: I didn’t see it.
Dean: Our allies are looking elsewhere. Our enemies are laughing.
October 2, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Dean: The president is unhinged
Johnson: A lot of folks on your side are too. I don’t control him
Dean: Oh my god, please. That performance in front of the generals.
Johnson: I didn’t see it.
Dean: Our allies are looking elsewhere. Our enemies are laughing.
Johnson: A lot of folks on your side are too. I don’t control him
Dean: Oh my god, please. That performance in front of the generals.
Johnson: I didn’t see it.
Dean: Our allies are looking elsewhere. Our enemies are laughing.
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Mike Johnson agrees that Trump is “unhinged” and “unwell”
MADELEINE DEAN: The president is unhinged. He's unwell
JOHNSON: A lot of folks on your side are too
D: Oh my god, please. That performance in front of the generals?
J: I didn't see it
D: It's so dangerous! Our allies are looking elsewhere. Our enemies are laughing. You have a POTUS who's unwell.
JOHNSON: A lot of folks on your side are too
D: Oh my god, please. That performance in front of the generals?
J: I didn't see it
D: It's so dangerous! Our allies are looking elsewhere. Our enemies are laughing. You have a POTUS who's unwell.
October 2, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Mike Johnson agrees that Trump is “unhinged” and “unwell”