Explainer-What is the Cook Islands deal with China and what has worried NZ?
Growing ties between Cook Islands and China, including a new comprehensive partnership agreement action plan detailed this ...
Indiana House Speaker's proposal to absorb 33 Illinois counties advances
A measure aimed at allowing Indiana to absorb 33 counties in Illinois that have voted in recent years to leave the state has ...
Indiana House committee advances bill to ‘adopt’ several Illinois counties
At least 33 Illinois counties, including Madison County, Iroquois County, Calhoun County, Clinton County, Green County, Jersey County, and Perry County, have voted on a non-binding measure to ...
Cook Islands gives some detail of its China deal that has upset close partner New Zealand
The public quarrel between New Zealand and the Cook Islands — which share a passport, a military and constitutional ties — is ...
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Illinois-Indiana political divide widens amid Trump 2.0
Leaders of blue Illinois and red Indiana are divided on issues ranging from immigration to DEI to LGBTQ rights.
‘Whole different level.’ The Illinois-Indiana political divide widens amid Trump 2.0, from immigration to DEI to LGBTQ rights.
The Trump administration’s surprise federal funding freeze met widespread condemnation in Illinois, as state leaders ...