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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

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History Prof. Paul Gillingham addresses a crowd at a discussion on President-elect Donald Trump in a global context. The event was hosted by The Buffett Institute for Global Studies.

Panelists speak about international policies of Trump’s administration

January 6, 2017

Panelists warned against romanticizing the U.S.’s pre-Trump past and remarked on the uncertainty of the country’s new administration during an event Thursday put on by the Buffett Institute for Global...

U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions campaigns for Donald Trump in October. Sessions has been offered the position of attorney general.

Northwestern law profs sign letter against Jeff Sessions’ attorney general nomination

January 6, 2017

More than 1,300 faculty members of law schools across the country, including 29 from Northwestern’s Pritzker School of Law, signed a letter opposing Sen. Jeff Sessions’ (R-Ala.) appointment for U.S....

Republican candidate for governor Bruce Rauner declares victory at Rauner's election night celebration at the Hilton Chicago. Rauner said he would not attend the inauguration of Donald Trump this month.

Gov. Bruce Rauner will not go to Trump inauguration

January 5, 2017

Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner will not attend the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump, with a spokesperson saying he will instead focus on negotiating a state budget. Inaugurations have long...

Sen. Tammy Duckworth speaks at an event in October. Duckworth was sworn in on Tuesday by Vice President Joe Biden.

U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth sworn-in by vice president

January 3, 2017

Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) was sworn in by Vice President Joe Biden on Tuesday, officially joining the Senate in the 115th Congress. Duckworth was among 34 Senators sworn-in on Tuesday and joins...

A crowd attends a post-election interfaith rally at Fountain Square on Sunday. Evanston’s government and political leaders are urging a recommitment to Evanston ideals after Donald Trump’s election.

Evanston officials prepare for a Trump presidency

November 22, 2016

As the realities of a President Donald Trump continue to sink in, some Evanston leaders have pledged they’ll do everything they can to limit the impacts in the city. Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl said cuts...

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