Illinois Democrats tout party dominance at State Fair but it’s clouded by harassment scandal and fraud case • President Trump says US and Canada have a trade deal, but key terms remain unclear
The Spin Wednesday, August 19, 2026 | | |
| | | | | A Missouri judge has allowed new U.S. House districts backed by President Donald Trump to be used in the November elections, rejecting a bid by to put the Republican-friendly districts to a statewide vote of the people. | | | | | At the Illinois State Fair, Democrats’ dominance fell against the backdrop of House scandals that have sullied their brand, including Speaker Welch’s handing of sexual harassment complaints against a lawmaker and an indictment against a veteran downstate Democrat. | | | | | Canada has dodged President Donald Trump’s threat of 50% tariffs — at least for now. | | | | | Dr. Heidi Overton, a top White House aide, has been picked to lead the Food and Drug Administration, President Donald Trump announced Wednesday. | | | | | For Karoline Leavitt and other women working for Trump, the daily beauty routine can be exhausting | | | | | Across 250 years, only three elected governors out of thousands have been Black –- all Democrats and all men, including current Maryland Gov. Wes Moore. | | | | | Ukrainian anti-corruption agencies announced Wednesday that they are investigating senior officials in President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s office, a day after the country’s recently fired defense minister called for national elections despite the ongoing fight against Russia’s invasion. | | | | | The Justice Department is defending its prosecution of former FBI Director James Comey, saying “there is no serious dispute” that a social media post of seashells he made last year could be understood as a threat against President Donald Trump. | | | | | U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds won the Republican nomination for Florida governor and former Rep. David Jolly captured the Democratic nomination, setting the stage for a November contest to replace outgoing Gov. Ron DeSantis. | | | | | Flossmoor neighbors are collecting toiletries to send to a sailor aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln who grew up in the south suburbs. | | | |
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