Protesters gathered outside Chicago’s Local 134 building Thursday after Cardinal Blase Cupich announced he would present a Catholic humanitarian award to Michael Sachs, a businessman who has donated to Planned Parenthood and allied groups.
Pope Leo, born Robert Prevost, voted by mail in Will County in the 2026 midterm election under his given name, marking what radio reports called the first instance of a sitting pope voting in a U.S. election.
Republican Illinois attorney general candidate Bob Fioretti said Friday he would overhaul the state’s SAFE-T Act on his first day in office, arguing the 2021 criminal justice law prevents police from detaining suspects who threaten officers while on pretrial release.
Scott Jennings is a senior political contributor for CNN, founder of RunSwitch Public Relations and a Republican strategist who served in the George W. Bush White House. He also hosts a daily radio program on the Salem Radio Network.
Alex Marlow has served as editor-in-chief of Breitbart News Network since he was 27, having been hired by the late Andrew Breitbart at age 21. He is also the author of three New York Times bestsellers published by Simon & Schuster.
Dr. Carrie D. Mendoza is a Chicago emergency medicine physician, board-certified by the American Board of Emergency Medicine, who spoke at a Thursday protest outside the Local 134 building against Cardinal Cupich’s award to a Planned Parenthood donor.
Bob Fioretti, a South Side Chicago native and civil rights attorney with more than three decades of legal experience, is the Republican candidate for Illinois attorney general who has pledged to overhaul the state’s SAFE-T Act on his first day in office.
Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., serving his fifth term representing Silicon Valley, defended Rep. Ilhan Omar against citizenship questions in a Fox News clip, calling the scrutiny politically motivated. Khanna serves on the House Armed Services Committee and is the author of two books on economic policy.