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Decades after a former Chicago mayor pledged to extend transit to the city’s far South Side, the federal government is ...

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Gov. Kathy Hochul suggested a few days ago that President-elect Donald Trump would need to show "remorse" to be eligible for ...

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The deal funds the government at current levels through March 14 and provides $100 billion in disaster aid and $10 billion in ...

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