‘Everyone is under attack’: Illinois Governor JB Pritzker sounds the alarm on the cuts from DOGE
Illinois Democratic Governor JB Pritzker joins Nicolle Wallace on Deadline White House to discuss the impact that the federal cuts are having on his state, and the importance of Democratic elected officials,
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Pritzker: White House withholding $1.88B in funding for Illinois
Illinois Gov. Pritzker and various members of the Illinois congressional delegation have sent a letter to the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to demand accountability for $1.88 billion in federal funding being withheld from the state.
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Pritzker demands answers after feds delay $1.88 billion in promised funds to Illinois
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is calling out the federal government for holding back $1.88 billion in funds that were already approved by Congress and signed into law.
Pritzker, congressional Democrats push White House to release $1.88B in funds, warn of Medicaid cuts
Gov. JB Pritzker traveled to Washington Tuesday to push for the release of $1.8 billion in frozen federal funds to the state of Illinois — and to further sound the alarm on a pending GOP budget cut to Medicaid that will strip coverage for more than 700,
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Gov. Pritzker, Illinois Congressional Delegation Press White House on Withholding $1.8 Billion from Taxpayers
Governor JB Pritzker, Senator Dick Durbin, Senator Tammy Duckworth, and various members of the Illinois congressional delegation issued
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Capitol News Illinois | Pritzker says federal funds still being withheld, warns of further spending cuts
Gov. J.B. Pritzker accused the Trump administration this week of continuing to withhold nearly $1.9 billion from Illinois state agencies, nonprofits and small businesses, despite the fact that
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Amy Gleason is the acting administrator of DOGE, the White House says. Who is she?
Gleason is a healthcare technology executive who worked under Presidents Trump and Biden. The White House says Elon Musk still oversees the Department of Government Efficiency.
In blue Illinois, most voters seeing red over Trump, Musk — and what they’re doing, Pritzker poll finds
The release of the poll by Pritzker's team shows the Democratic governor is prepared for a political fight ahead — both in terms of a potential third term for governor, or a 2028 presidential bid.
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Trump White House seeks tighter grip on message with new limits on press
In the White House briefing room Tuesday, the Trump administration announced its latest steps to tighten its grip on the message it sends out and the news coverage it receives.
White House says some employees were fired by mistake
Meanwhile, the Environmental Protection Agency reported that 11 DEI and 160 environmental justice staffers have been placed on leave as the agency tries to comply with Trump's executive orders. Trump on Monday granted a full unconditional pardon for former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich.