@RayLong

Retired Chicago Tribune reporter, 45 years govt/pols/scoops: 2x Pulitzer Finalist, 7 govs, City Hall, Obama, Burke, book on Madigan

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Feds recorded calls of ex-lobbyist Mike McClain, close confidant of House Speaker Michael Madigan: sources - Chicago Tribune chicagotribune.com/news/crim… w ⁦@jmetr22b⁩ Send tips: 312-222-3448 or [email protected]
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Pope Leo: “We live in a performance-driven culture that constantly compares and ranks people, sometimes ruthlessly” and a “misguided understanding of meritocracy ultimately fails to respect people.” vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/…

Pope urges Catholic schools to help young people find new way to live in world - Vatican News

Meeting with participants in the International Congress for Pastoral Care in Schools and Universities, Pope Leo XIV urges Catholic educational ...

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BREAKING: President Trump must sit for a deposition in his defamation lawsuit against the BBC by Dec. 11, a judge orders. apnews.com/article/trump-bbc…

Judge orders Trump to sit for a deposition in his defamation lawsuit against the BBC by Dec. 11

A federal judge has ordered President Donald Trump to sit for a deposition in his defamation lawsuit against the BBC by Dec. 11. The order Thursday from U.S.

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The Hill
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Kornacki sees tide ‘working against’ Democrat in Minnesota Senate race thehill.com/homenews/campaig…

Kornacki sees tide ‘working against’ Democrat in Minnesota Senate race

Steve Kornacki, NBC News’s chief data analyst, on Wednesday morning said there is growing indication that Minnesota’s tight Senate race could swing in the GOP’s favor in the November election…

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President Trump is directly tying waiving Russian sanctions to the release of the freed American Stephen Hubbard, despite denying he gave anything to Putin.
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POLITICO
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Trump’s coalition will not stay with the GOP “once we go back to traditional Republican platform priorities,” Thom Tillis told our @jmart. Listen to his full interview: politi.co/4ib1c0L
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ProPublica
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The Trump administration made sharp cuts to CISA, which is tasked with protecting voting systems. Some state officials say they fear that what is left of the agency has been compromised by a conspiracy-obsessed presidential administration. propublica.org/article/cisa-…

Trump Appointees Asked a Federal Cybersecurity Agency to Secretly Acquire a Voting Machine — and...

Though not acted on, the request shows how the Trump administration has tried to use the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency for its own ends while draining it of resources to help its...

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.@HaughPayton crew share Bears-Patriots predictions @DavidHaugh: Bears 30, Patriots 23 @paytonsun: Bears 27, Patriots 20 Dustin: Bears 21, Patriots 20 @BrandonKFryer: Bears 26, Patriots 23
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Russia launched three waves of intense missile strikes on the Ukrainian capital just hours after Donald Trump’s top diplomat lavished praise on Vladimir Putin as a “humanitarian.” thedailybeast.com/russian-pr…

Putin Humiliates Trump Goon Hours After Groveling Praise

Volodymyr Zelensky is throwing Steve Witkoff’s words back at him after a night of intense Russian strikes.

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Bulls on CHSN
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"I know exactly who he was, I know what his gift could do, and I know that we were all just a little happier, a little better off, for getting to hear the song...for as long as we did." @adamamin gives a touching tribute to his late partner, Stacey King ❤️
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Deportations climb under President Donald Trump but fall short of White House target, a new report finds chicagotribune.com/2026/10/2…

Deportations climb under President Donald Trump but fall short of White House target, a new report...

President Donald Trump’s administration is on track to deport about 660,000 people over the past year, a new report released Thursday shows, as arrests ramp up across the country fueled by billions...

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Welcome to the court, Caleb chicagotribune.com/2026/10/2…

Takeaways from the Chicago Bulls’ season-opening 135-92 loss, including Caleb Wilson’s messy debut

This was Chicago Bulls rookie Caleb Wilson’s first night in the NBA. It was his first time out of the country. The firsts will end eventually. The learning won’t.

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The race to succeed Chuy @JakeSheridan_ chicagotribune.com/2026/10/2…

Illinois 4th District race: Chuy García’s handpicked successor Patty García defends path to Congress

Patty García, former chief of staff to retiring U.S. Rep. Jesús “Chuy” García, is the favorite in the Nov. 3 race. She’s unapologetic about the maneuvers that cleared her way and pitches herself as a...

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Brian Allen
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🚨🚨BREAKING: Dolly Parton’s sister, Stella Parton, says a Tennessee voting machine repeatedly switched her selection to Republican Marsha Blackburn, forcing her to correct her ballot THREE TIMES before voting. She’s not alone. Other Tennessee voters have reported similar problems while attempting to vote for Democrats.
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It's been nearly a year since we lost Zach, Kelsey, Vada Rose, and Samuel. Thank you for every prayer and every kind word. They've carried us through, and we wanted to share an update on our family and on Finn.
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CSPAN
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.@RepKinzinger (R-IL) says there is "no clearer choice for U.S. Senate" while campaigning for James Talarico (D-TX): "By the way, have you guys actually ever seen a video of a Ken Paxton event?...there's like 15 people there."
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Headquarters
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.@amyactonoh on Vivek Ramaswamy's abhorrent campaign ad: "I won't normalize somebody who has said that my childhood is 'something I'm just complaining about,' who today, just released an ad using my birth mother, who I was removed from at the age of 12 for severe abuse and neglect and sexual abuse... The words our leaders use matter and I think it's gonna take courage right now from all of us to stop normalizing this sort of rhetoric."
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The Hill
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Ramaswamy takes responsibility for attack ad featuring Acton’s estranged mother thehill.com/homenews/campaig…

Ramaswamy takes responsibility for attack ad featuring Acton’s estranged mother

Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy (R) confirmed to reporters Tuesday evening that his campaign was behind a new attack ad featuring his Democratic opponent Amy Acton’s mother calli…

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Omg I’d forgotten how hard @GovChristie dragged Vivek 😭😭😭
Justin Barasky@JustinBaraskyOct 20
Chris Christie knew who Vivek Ramaswamy was from the jump.
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The DNC flagged to a federal judge this week that a super PAC linked to President Trump paid to air a second ad produced by White House staff using taxpayer dollars — the latest development in the organization’s legal quest to stop the ads from airing. washingtonsun.com/campaigns/…

The DNC Says MAGA Inc. Is Airing Another Ad Created With Taxpayer Dollars

Critics, including the DNC, have called the ads “propaganda.”

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What the #Bears are doing to honor Mike Ditka on Thursday night, their first home game since his death: chicago.suntimes.com/bears/2…

What the Bears are doing to honor Mike Ditka on Thursday

Ditka died earlier this month.

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