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Duckworth Underscores the Trump Administration's Ongoing Attacks on Reproductive Freedom in Post-Roe America

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ahead of the four-year anniversary of the Supreme Court’s disastrous Dobbs decision that overturned the constitutional right to choose, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) slammed Donald Trump and the radical, anti-freedom movement that has women’s lives in danger and continues to push for extreme laws that would lock up women and doctors, prohibit safe and effective medication and ban IVF. At U.S. Senate Democratic Senate Pro-Tempore Patty Murray’s

Duckworth Calls Out Trump Administration for Delaying and Neglecting Servicemembers' Immigration Cases

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) slammed the Trump Administration for once again betraying our nation’s heroes by gutting the Immigrant Military Members and Veteran Initiative (IMMVI)—a collaboration between the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Veterans Affairs (VA) created in 2021 to help streamline immigration processes for Veterans and their families. In a letter to the Secretary of Homeland Security, United States

Duckworth Blasts Trump For Refusing To Sign Housing Affordability Bill

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) issued the following statement after Donald Trump announced he will not sign the bipartisan 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act , which passed the House and the Senate with strong bipartisan support, until Congress passes his voter suppression bill: “How evil can Donald Trump get? Congress just passed the biggest housing bill in 30 years, and this President is stomping on the brakes and holding it hostage until we pass his

Illinois Department of Public Health Expands Access to Reproductive Health Products

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SPRINGFIELD – Today, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) announced an updated contraceptive standing order expanding the ability of trained pharmacists to provide prescription birth control methods directly to Illinois residents. The updated order is intended to ensure residents have easy access to contraceptive methods. The updated order builds upon an order issued in 2023 that gave pharmacists, licensed by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation

Edwardsville Church Offers Free Showers, Laundry and Meals

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EDWARDSVILLE - Community members can access laundry and hot showers at First Baptist Church of Edwardsville. From 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Friday, the church offers these services to community members who need them. Allison Bell, the youth director, noted that this new program has helped many neighbors in need, and they hope to reach more people in the future. “We’re very blessed, and I’m grateful to be able to offer this service to people who need it,” she said.

From Thor to Zeus: How Storms Became Stories of Power

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Thunder was once treated like a voice with intentions. That idea may sound distant now, but it shaped stories, warnings, rituals, and everyday habits in many cultures. A sudden flash and a shaking sky are hard to ignore. Before science explained pressure systems and electricity, storms felt personal. They seemed like signs of anger, power, protection, or change. Summer storms in particular stood out because they arrived with force, often after heat and tension had built for hours. That dramatic

June 25 in History: Korean War Outbreak Anchors a Date of Global Turning Points

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On June 25, the most far-reaching event in global history is the outbreak of the Korean War in 1950, when North Korean forces crossed the 38th parallel and invaded South Korea. What began as a civil and regional conflict quickly became an international war, drawing in the United States, China, and forces from many other countries under the United Nations flag. At the time, it mattered because it turned Korea into the first major battlefield of the Cold War and showed that tensions between rival