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JB Pritzker explains how he won $1.4 million in gambling in Las Vegas | CNN Politics
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker won $1.4 million playing blackjack in Las Vegas last year, according to a release from his campaign, training a spotlight on the billionaire Democrat’s tremendous personal wealth with a potential 2028 presidential campaign looming.
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Judge orders DOJ to return key evidence to Chicago for trial of woman shot by CBP agent after car ramming | CNN
The Department of Justice and an attorney for Marimar Martinez, who was shot by a federal agent after an alleged car ramming in Chicago earlier this month, have painted vastly different pictures of who is responsible for the incident — the woman or the federal agents.
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Commander overseeing US forces in the Caribbean to retire one year into tenure | CNN Politics
The admiral overseeing US Southern Command, which has responsibility for forces in the Caribbean, where the US has carried out multiple legally ambiguous strikes against alleged drug cartels, is retiring one year into his tenure, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said in a social media post on X.
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The Trump administration focuses its attention on Venezuela and Maduro | CNN Politics
Tensions are escalating between Washington and Caracas as the Trump administration has increasingly signaled it could use military means to pressure Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro from power.
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Stocks sink on concerns about regional bank loans | CNN Business
US stocks turned lower Thursday as jitters spread on Wall Street about credit market turmoil and regional banks’ exposures to bad loans.
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Some survivors after US strikes another suspected drug boat in the Caribbean, sources say | CNN Politics
The US carried out a strike on a boat in the Caribbean on Thursday that did not kill everyone on board, two US officials told CNN. There are believed to be survivors among the crew, but their status is unclear.
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Trump claimed India had agreed to stop buying Russian oil. New Delhi says it knows nothing about it
India has long maintained close ties with the Kremlin and is due to host Russian President Vladimir Putin later this year.
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Frenzy of developments cement Chicago as epicenter of immigration crackdown | CNN
Chicago and its suburbs are at the center of the immigration enforcement debate in this country as President Donald Trump focuses his crackdown on the Windy City.
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Live updates: John Bolton arrives at federal court in Maryland a day after being indicted | CNN Politics
Breaking News Former Trump national security adviser John Bolton arrives at federal court in Maryland a day after being indicted.
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Federal workers still on the job have a new worry: Taking a day off during the shutdown | CNN Politics
One essential Social Security employee didn’t foresee her surgery being upended by the federal government shutdown when she scheduled it for early October. But the longtime manager decided to postpone the procedure, which would have required her to take two weeks off to recover, fearing that she could lose her job if she was absent from work.
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