Leaders in Chicago’s diverse performing arts community are worried about the Trump administration’s push to control the country's cultural narrative and the impact it could have on funding.
On Feb....
In the six weeks since President Donald Trump’s inauguration, Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, have been working fast to scale back government spending by firing federal...
Sarah Hendry, Current Events Beat Writer
• March 3, 2025
President Donald Trump announced on Thursday, Feb. 27, that tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico will go into effect as planned on March 4. The tariffs were delayed due to concerns about the wide-reaching...
As federal guidance orders the termination of diversity, equity and inclusion programs across U.S. campuses, universities face mounting questions about their ability to balance its academic freedom with...
President Donald Trump is forming a new and unprecedented type of Cabinet.
As Scott Hibbard, a DePaul political science professor, sees it, the group will “respond to whatever Donald Trump’s...
Zoey Duchene, Contributing Writer
• February 17, 2025
Since beginning his second term in January, President Donald Trump has put into place many executive orders with an overwhelming amount focusing around climate change.
Most recently, Trump has pushed...
April Klein, Asst. Arts & Life Editor
• February 10, 2025
A chorus of chants calling for solidarity and accountability rang out in the streets of the Illinois Medical District on a particularly brisk afternoon this past Thursday.
Around 100 transgender students...
President Trump has had a busy couple weeks back in office, signing dozens of executive orders impacting everything from immigration and citizenship to climate change and health care.
Prior to taking...
Rose O’Keeffe, Content Managing Editor
• January 27, 2025
We’re all familiar with the “Make America Great Again” hats made famous nearly 10 years ago during Donald Trump’s first successful bid for president. But what about graphic T-shirts with an image...
Rose O’Keeffe, Content Managing Editor
• January 22, 2025
At "The Dubliner” pub on Capitol hill, droves of red-hat wearing Americans were packed in tightly, transfixed by the televisions mounted behind the bar. They were not watching football or soccer, the...
Rose O’Keeffe, Content Managing Editor
• January 17, 2025
Four score, well, more like exactly four years ago on Jan. 20, Joseph Robinette Biden was sworn in as 46th president of the United States on the steps of the U.S. Capitol. In the billowing shadow of the...
Former President Donald Trump returned to Chicago on Wednesday in front of a crowd of journalists during a moderated Q&A panel led by Rachel Scott, ABC News senior congressional correspondent; Harris...
