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Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., joined at left by Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., speaks to reporters after a closed-door meeting with fellow Republicans, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025. (AP Photo / J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate Rejects Extension of Health Care Subsidies as Costs Set to Rise for Millions of Americans

Senators rejected a Democratic bill to extend the subsidies for three years and a Republican alternative that would have created new health savings accounts — an unceremonious end to a monthslong effort by Democrats to prevent the COVID-19-era subsidies from expiring on Jan. 1.

Dec. 11, 2025 - Full Show

| WTTW News

Noem Links the Seizure of an Oil Tanker Off Venezuela to US Antidrug Efforts

| Associated Press

Cook County’s New Chief Judge on Immigration Enforcement, Electronic Monitoring

| Shelby Hawkins

Trump’s Face Will Replace Images of National Parks on Some Annual Passes, Environmental Group Sues to Stop Change

| CNN

Dec. 10, 2025 - Full Show

| WTTW News

Residents of South Shore Building Raided by ICE Must Move Out by Friday, Judge Rules

| Blake Thor

Indiana Senate Committee Advances Redistricting Legislation Backed by Trump Toward Final Floor Vote

| Associated Press

Budget Deadlock Continues as Critics of Mayor’s Proposal Push Forward

| Heather Cherone

More People Crowdfunded for Essential Needs Like Food and Housing in 2025, According to GoFundMe

| Associated Press

FBI Seeking Other Possible Victims of Chicago Border Patrol Officer Alleged to Be ‘Serial Rapist’

| Matt Masterson

Federal Reserve Cuts Key Rate While Signaling Higher Bar for Future Reductions

| Associated Press

New Proposal Would Expand CPD’s Curfew Power to Stop Teen Gatherings

| Heather Cherone

Chicago Police Officer Shoots, Kills Person in Car That Dragged Officer, CPD Says

| Heather Cherone

From an Exhibit Inspired By a Telephone Pole to a Kurdish Film Festival, Here Are 4 Arts Picks For Your Weekend

| Josh Terry

Chicago-Area Live Music Recommendations for Dec. 10-16

| Josh Terry

Dec. 9, 2025 - Full Show

| WTTW News

In ‘Chicago Works,’ Geoffrey Baer Shares Behind-the-Scenes Look at Jobs That Keep the City Running

| Eunice Alpasan

In Chicago’s War on Rats, Cats Lack the Killer Instinct, Study Suggests

| Patty Wetli

US Border Patrol Officer in Chicago Operated as ‘Serial Rapist,’ Federal Prosecutors Allege

| Matt Masterson

Advocates Ask Pritzker, IDOC to Endorse Transfer Plan for Women at Logan Prison

| Blair Paddock

Pritzker Signs Illinois Law Protecting Immigrants From Arrest Near Courthouses, Hospitals and Colleges

| Associated Press

Starbucks Workers Are Still Without a Labor Deal 4 Years After Their First Union Win. Here’s Why

| CNN

Trump Administration Threatens CTA Funding Over Security Measures After Arson Attack on Blue Line Train

| Matt Masterson

Third Time a Charm? Mayor Johnson Proposes New Corporate Tax Hike to Break Budget Deadlock

| Heather Cherone

Dec. 8, 2025 - Full Show

| WTTW News

Chicago Small Business Owners Oppose Ban on Intoxicating Hemp, But Support Regulation

| Blake Thor

Millions of Americans Want ACA Subsidies Extended. Most Hill Republicans Don’t

| CNN

CPD Should Revise Promotions Policy After Officer Under Investigation Promoted, Johnson Says

| Heather Cherone

Johnson Warns Chicago is Headed for Shutdown Amid Budget Deadlock

| Heather Cherone

How the Democrats Running for U.S. Senate in Illinois Plan to Address Economic Issues

| Ben Szalinski — Capitol News Illinois

Chicago Weather Got You Down? Here’s How Nordic People Beat the Blues During Long, Dark Winters

| Associated Press

Quilen Blackwell, Whose Nonprofit Flower Shop Employs At-Risk Chicago Youth, Named CNN’s Hero of the Year

| CNN
 

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