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New Congressional Caucus on Global Migration will seek to reframe debate away from strict border control

The newly formed caucus will be led by a trio of progressives in the house and it will seek to bring awareness to the root causes of migration to the U.S.

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Congresswoman Ramirez Calls For More Support At The Border

Democratic Congresswoman Delia Ramirez advocates for increased support and legal pathways at the border to address the migrant influx and emphasizes the ne...

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President Biden Issues New Asylum Restrictions Amid Border Security Concerns

President Biden's executive action on asylum restrictions to address border security faces opposition and legal challenges.

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Dehumanizing, inaccurate and outdated: why did Biden say ‘illegals’ in his State of the Union address?

Biden’s use of the word to describe people who are undocumented is one his own administration ordered agencies to stop using

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The State of the Union continues evolving into a circus - Roll Call

When President Joe Biden finished his State of the Union speech, Rep. Jerrold Nadler told him, “They can’t talk about cognitive decline.”

Roll Call

Here’s how Illinois Democrats in Congress split on Israel-Hamas war, antisemitism legislation

Democrats locally and nationally are grappling with a challenging dynamic being played out, with the Israel-Hamas war in its third month.

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Congresswoman Ramirez calls for creative solutions to address border crisis

Join us as Congresswoman Delia Ramirez discusses the border crisis, the need for creative solutions, and the dangers of playing politics with immigration.

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Congresswoman Ramirez Rejects H.R. 2 Republican Border Bill Proposals

Congresswoman Delia Ramirez discusses her stance on H.R. 2, immigration policy, and comments made by the NAACP State Conference President.

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Jewish Dem slams GOP Israel resolution

More than 100 Democrats declined to support the GOP resolution

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In Washington, Mayor Brandon Johnson pushes for more federal help to deal with migrant crisis

Johnson said Congress should add $5 billion for migrant assistance. The Biden White House is asking for $1.4 billion. It may be an uphill challenge to get more from the GOP House.

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Garcia, Quigley, Ramirez to visit New York, meet with Mayor Adams to discuss migrant crisis

Chicago Democratic Reps. Jesus “Chuy” Garcia, Delia Ramirez and Mike Quigley hit New York Friday with other House members to tour facilities helping new arrivals

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Comptroller candidate grilled, then approved, by City Council committee

Ald. Ray Lopez asked Chasse Rehwinkel about social media posts made while campaigning for candidates who want to cut the Chicago Police Department budget.

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Pritzker getting heat for scaling back health care program for undocumented immigrants

The sharpest criticism came from activists. “Governor Pritzker is not different from Ron DeSantis hurting the most vulnerable immigrants,” the Healthy Illinois Campaign said in a statement.

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US House of Representatives votes ‘yes’ on debt-ceiling deal

Speaker Kevin McCarthy faced opposition in his own party to a deal hammered out with the White House to avoid default.

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Read or listen to Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s full inauguration speech

Brandon Johnson became Chicago’s 57th mayor Monday. Read his full inauguration speech.

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Chicago Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson hits D.C.; meets Vice President Kamala Harris, works Capitol Hill

Brandon Johnson held meetings at the White House and Capitol on Wednesday with the unions that bankrolled his mayoral run hosting a fundraiser for him.

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BOLD PAC aims to elect more Latinas to the House and Senate - Roll Call

A record number won seats in the 118th Congress, but a Democratic political action committee is hoping to reach a new milestone in 2024.

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Bernie Sanders leads thousands at UIC get-out-the-vote rally for Brandon Johnson: ‘We have the people’

The Vermont senator aimed to energize Johnson’s progressive base and lift turnout among younger voters, who failed to turn up for the first round of balloting.

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At the Table with Lynn Sweet

Lynn Sweet was joined by freshmen in Congress, Jonathan Jackson and Delia Ramirez, and political strategists Aviva Bowen, Tom Bowen, Ron Holmes, Joanna Klonsky, Amy Qin, Tina Sfondeles and Fran Spielman to discuss the Chicago mayoral campaign.

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Far left, far right — including Illinois members— united in House vote to pull troops in Syria

Strange bedfellows: Progressives on the left, Freedom Caucus members on the right backing — for different reasons — a measure to withdraw troops from Syria.

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Progressive Democrat calls on Biden to fight Republicans and ‘corporate Democrats’ in SOTU response

Progressives still sour over concessions to moderate Democrats and failure of Build Back Better

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CPD’s suicide problem, the latest on the mayor’s race and more in your Chicago news roundup

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

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Rep. Delia Ramirez to deliver national address for progressive group after President Biden’s State of the Union speech

Rep. Mary Miller, R-Ill., a member of the House Freedom Caucus and ardent Donald Trump supporter, said she would boycott President Biden’s SOTU address.

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Rep. Quigley shocker: Democratic leader Jeffries knocks him off Intel panel

A spokesperson for House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries said Jeffries “made clear” to Quigley that term limits prevented him from staying on the panel.

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Chicago progressives in Washington to celebrate one of their own in Congress, Freshman Delia Ramirez

In a day of tumult on the House floor, Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., in three votes, fails to win the speakership. Downstate Rep. Mary Miller, R-Ill., was among those refusing to support McCarthy.

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