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  The Republic is Still in Danger “If you’re honest, you will admit that Donald Trump acts more like an overgrown preteen who is not quite sure of who he wants to be.” “What we have here is a failure to communicate,” a line from the film “Cool Hand Luke,” speaks volumes now that we […]

… On the Way to the Poll By Ken Hare Chicago Defender Staff Writer Remember Acorn and Acorn Housing? For those of you too busy…

What Really Happened At Ken Dunkin’s Campaign Office? By Ken Hare  Chicago Defender Staff Writer Remember Acorn and Acorn Housing? For those of you too busy to remember, allow me to refresh your memory. Acorn is the acronym for the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now. The grassroots, not-for-profit organization that gave President Obama […]

President Obama Rejects GOP call to Let The President Elect Choose                      Scalia’s Successor    …

Black, famous, and republican? To some, it might sound like a paradox to mention these terms in one context. However, you'd be surprised to find...

Michael Madigan Battles Rauner   House Speaker Michael Madigan cut his Memorial DayHoliday weekend short and returned to the Capitol where he  delivered a message to…

It was easy to mistake Thursday’s gathering at a New York City hotel for a religious meeting. One panelist, who proudly proclaimed his Baptist-preacher lineage,…

WASHINGTON (AP) — After a year of relative peace in Washington’s budget battles, President Barack Obama will lay out a $4 trillion budget on Monday…

WASHINGTON (AP) — With thousands of abortion protesters swarming the city in their annual March for Life, Republicans muscled broadened abortion restrictions through the House…

*Lyndon B. Johnson made history twice in his trounce of GOP presidential rival Barry Goldwater in the 1964 presidential election. The first time he made history was when he won a greater percent of the popular vote than any other presidential winner in more than a century. He scored nearly 500 electoral votes and carried […]