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China conducts military ‘readiness patrol’ around Taiwan

Exercise took place in the sea and air around the self-ruled island, according to the PLA’s Eastern Theatre Command.

Al Jazeera

In Taiwan, Sen. Duckworth pitches Illinois business; pledges security support as China threat looms

The Chinese government is blasting Sen. Tammy Duckworth’s visit to Taiwan as it steps up its threats against the island it claims.

Chicago Sun-Times

Beijing sends 30 warplanes near Taiwan as U.S. delegation visits Taipei

The visit follows President Biden's remarks that U.S. troops would defend Taiwan if Chinese forces attacked.

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China sends 30 planes into Taiwan air defence zone

The US has accused China of ratcheting up tensions across the strait with ‘provocative’ incursions.

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US senator visits Taiwan as China ups military threat

On a visit to Taiwan, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth is reiterating support for the island amid rising Chinese threats

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Tsai says U.S. National Guard planning 'cooperation' with Taiwan military

The United States is planning on "cooperation" between its National Guard and Taiwan's military, Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen said on Tuesday, deepening security ties in the face of what Taipei's government complains is a rising threat from China.

Reuters

Senate Republicans block Durbin, Schneider domestic terrorism bill; lax to act after Uvalde, Buffalo

Once again, Democrats are pushing for not the perfect, but at least some good when it comes to responding to mass shootings, the latest in Buffalo and Uvalde, Texas.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Doctors, advocates worry end of Roe v. Wade could endanger infertility treatment

WASHINGTON — Sen. Tammy Duckworth made history in 2018 when she became the first senator to give birth while in office. She underwent in vitro fertilization, a procedure used to assist women in getting pregnant by fertilizing an egg in a laboratory setting and implanting it in the uterus.

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Doctors, advocates worry end of Roe v. Wade could endanger infertility treatment - Roll Call

Doctors and advocates are worried about how the Supreme Court potentially overturning Roe v. Wade could impact IVF.

Roll Call

Chicago releases video as bid for Democratic National Convention in 2024 is made official

CHICAGO — State and local Democratic leaders are officially declaring their intent to try to bring the 2024 Democratic presidential nominating convention to Chicago, releasing a video that promotes the city for its diversity, its cultural and culinary attractions, and its status as the adopted hometown of the party’s previous…

Chicago Tribune

Exclusive details on Chicago’s bid for 2024 Democratic convention: Bid due May 27

The Sun-Times interviewed Sen. Tammy Duckworth, Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Mayor Lori Lightfoot, who have been working on Chicago’s bid for months.

Chicago Sun-Times

Federal money to replace lead pipes is just a first step to cleaner drinking water in Chicago

An all-hands-on-deck approach is critical to ensuring all Chicagoans, and everyone across the Great Lakes region, has access to clean, safe, affordable drinking water.

Chicago Sun-Times

New book: Sen. Duckworth’s pushback after Biden rejects her for VP, worried about Thailand birth

“I’ve beaten every a—h—- who’s come after me with that,” Duckworth told Biden, recounted in “This Will Not Pass: Trump, Biden and the Battle for America’s Future.”

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago’s drive for 2024 Democratic convention jumps into high gear

A Chicago 2024 Host Committee, tasked with raising millions of dollars for the bid, is expected to be named soon.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Fact-check: Sen. Tammy Duckworth over-hypes specifics of gender pay gap study

The annual Equal Pay Day Coalition study does not separate out white women, and does not examine the same professions nor the qualifications of either gender. The U.S. senator joins a growing number of Democratic politicians who have incorrectly cited the national study of the gender pay gap to…

Chicago Sun-Times

Pritzker, Lightfoot, Duckworth working on pitch for 2024 Democratic National Convention to be held in Chicago

Gov. J.B. Pritzker is working with Sen. Tammy Duckworth, and Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s team and a litany of other top Democrats in the state to start laying the extensive groundwork needed to put together a bid for what would the city’s first major political convention since 1996.

Chicago Sun-Times

6 takeaways from Ketanji Brown Jackson’s final Supreme Court confirmation hearing

The Jackson hearing threw a spotlight on the national partisan divide and underscored how Republicans are trying to paint Democrats as soft on crime in the 2022 elections.

Chicago Sun-Times

Republican Kathy Salvi running for Senate; may get boost from major Illinois GOP donors

Salvi jumps in after no major Republican surfaced to challenge Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth.

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Senators push to expand food aid for low-income troops - Roll Call

A group of senators is introducing a bill to expand food aid for low-income troops, by not counting their housing allowance as income.

Chicago Sun-Times

Elected officials decry rise in Asian hate on anniversary of Thai grandfather’s slaying in San Francisco

"Asian Americans have faced unprecedented hate and violence, particularly against our elders," Sen. Tammy Duckworth said in a prerecorded speech played at Sunday’s Asian Justice Rally in Chinatown.

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