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Congress weighs cuts to states’ already ‘insufficient’ election security dollars

12 hours 12 minutes ago
Ahead of the November midterm elections, President Donald Trump and his Republican allies have demanded Congress pass sweeping voting restrictions, including showing proof of citizenship to register — all in the name of election security. At the same time, the only federal agency dedicated solely to helping states and localities run smooth and secure elections […]
Jonathan Shorman

Duckworth Presses Rubio Over Proposed State Department Cuts At Senate Hearing

12 hours 12 minutes ago
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) grilled U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Donald Trump’s Congressional budget request that once again proposes deep cuts to the State Department that would gut our diplomatic capacity and ultimately make Americans less safe. At today’s U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC) hearing, Duckworth warned against wasting taxpayer dollars on a war of choice while further promoting the

Lane Closures On Illinois 203 At Branding Drive Begin June 8

12 hours 12 minutes ago
GRANITE CITY – The Illinois Department of Transportation announced today that intermittent lane closures will be in place on Illinois 203 between Branding Drive and the Interstate 270 ramps in Madison County beginning Monday, June 8, 2026, weather permitting. One lane will remain open in each direction. The closures are necessary for pavement patching. The project is expected to be completed by mid-August. For IDOT District 8 updates, follow us on the social media platform X at @IDOTDistrict8

Grafton's National Memorial of Military Ascent Dedication Ceremony Scheduled for This Weekend

12 hours 32 minutes ago
GRAFTON - The National Memorial of Military Ascent will be officially dedicated this weekend. On Saturday, June 6, 2026, community members are invited to the NMMA site at the Grafton Visitors Center to celebrate the completion of the project’s first phase. The dedication ceremony begins at 9:30 a.m. on June 6. Grafton Mayor Mike Morrow, who has spearheaded the project, expressed his excitement to see it coming to fruition, adding that the statues have already been installed and loo

Sparklight Male Athlete Of The Month: Colby Goetten Breaks Jersey Pole Vault Record Held Since 1977

12 hours 33 minutes ago
JERSEYVILLE — Jersey sophomore Colby Goetten capped his pole vault season with a personal best of 13 feet, 5.75 inches on May 1, 2026, at the Jokisch-Grandone Invite and later placed 22nd at the Illinois High School Association 2A Boys Track and Field Meet this past weekend, where he cleared 12-11.5. Colby Goetten is a Sparklight Male Athlete Of The Month for the Panthers. Goetten, who also competed on Jersey’s 4x200 and 4x400 relays during the season, finished fifth at the Triad

The Supreme Court’s Conservatives Have One Consistent Rule: Black Votes Shouldn’t Count

12 hours 44 minutes ago
The Supreme Court’s conservatives have spent years systematically dismantling the Voting Rights Act, but the last seven months have been something else — a rapid-fire series of emergency docket rulings, procedural maneuvers, and carefully worded opinions that, taken together, make it effectively impossible to challenge racial gerrymandering. Not difficult. Impossible. And Justice Alito, in particular, […]
Mike Masnick

D-Day Anniversary Still Strikes a Chord With Americans

13 hours 7 minutes ago
Sitting in the choppy waters of the English Channel the day before D-Day, twenty-year-old Private James R. Lambeth wondered what would happen on the beaches of Normandy. “We had no idea what we were getting into,” recalled Lambeth. “I’d never seen combat before, and had no idea what it would be like.” June 6 marks the anniversary of the massive D-Day invasion and Lambeth, a member of the 37th Amphibious Combat Engineers, was one of 156,000 men on Omaha Beach at

Farm animal welfare rules might be rolled back by Congress

13 hours 11 minutes ago
Congress is looking to roll back state animal welfare laws as it wrangles over reauthorization of the federal farm bill. The farm bill, which Congress generally reworks every five years, includes money and federal rules for food assistance programs, farm subsidies, and other ag-related programs. A pending version of the legislation includes the Save Our […]
Kevin Hardy