Congress returns with gov funding deadline, Epstein files push, and National Guard clash
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Lawmakers are back from a six-week recess facing a packed agenda?from avoiding a government shutdown to battling over National Guard deployments and bipartisan calls for Epstein file transparency.

Trump to make announcement today after violent Chicago weekend
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President Donald Trump says he will make an announcement Tuesday afternoon at a time when he has repeatedly threatened to send the National Guard into Chicago to help fight crime.

Trump to award Rudy Giuliani Presidential Medal of Freedom

President Trump announced on Monday that he's awarding former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

Will history be on the side of the Dems for the midterms?
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Democrats are issuing a call to action to seemingly try to regain popularity as the midterm elections approach.

Noem hits back at Pritzker amid plans of Chicago immigration raids
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Homeland Security is planning to expand ICE operations in big cities, including Chicago. While we don't know exactly when, the actions from local and state leaders are prompting a statement from the department's secretary.

Trump says he will require voter ID with executive order

President Donald Trump says he plans to sign an executive order aimed at requiring voter ID in elections across the country.

After Texas redistricting, partisan battle spreads to 10 or more states
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Redistricting battles are starting to spread to other states after Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed into the law the controversial congressional map after a prolonged legislative struggle.

Chicago mayor signs order to protect residents' rights amid fears of troop deployment
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Mayor Brandon Johnson on Saturday signed an executive order on Saturday aimed at protecting the constitutional rights of Chicagoans amid fears that the Trump administration will deploy National Guard troops to the city.

Chicago mayor expects $1.15B city budget deficit in 2026

Mayor Brandon Johnson's office says the city is projected to run a $1.15 billion budget deficit in 2026.

ICE agents are coming to Chicago: Reports | Paris on Politics
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On this episode of "Paris on Politics": a federal crackdown is coming to Chicago, with local and federal officials confirming that the Trump administration will send federal agents to assist in immigration enforcement. Meanwhile, a new opinion survey reveals that Chicagoans are largely opposed to the idea of Trump sending in the National Guard, though the intensity of opposition varies among residents. Next, the Chicago Board of Education passes a controversial CPS budget Thursday night. Plus, the organizer behind the recently shuttered Pitchfork Music Fest is already looking ahead, setting his sights on something brand new and exciting. FOX 32's Paris Schutz has the latest on politics in Chicago, the state of Illinois, and across the nation.

Poll: 65% of Chicagoans oppose sending in National Guard to fight crime

A new poll from the group M3, sponsored by a conservative organization called Law and Order PAC, found that 70% of residents oppose President Donald Trump sending in the Army, while 65% oppose sending in the National Guard.

Paris on Politics: Sound & Gravity Festival arrives in September
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The long-running Pitchfork Music Festival is no more, but one of its organizers is hoping to start a brand new tradition, with the Sound and Gravity Festival.

Daniel Sheehan: UFO disclosure could reshape global economics, geopolitics, science | Full Interview
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The truth is out there and it might be here in the cabinets and halls of the U.S. Dept. of Defense. A bipartisan group of lawmakers is now calling on the disclosure of all classified intelligence on unidentified aerial phenomena and whether or not they arrived from out of this world.