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President Trump used his veto power this week for the first time since returning to the White House, rejecting a pair of bills linked to a Colorado water pipeline and a tribal village in the Everglades.

Since ​returning to office in January, the Republican president has affixed his name to prominent Washington buildings, a planned class of Navy warships, a visa program for wealthy foreigners, a government-run prescription drug website, and federal savings accounts for children.

President Donald Trump has revived the Monroe Doctrine after former President Barack Obama's Secretary of State, John Kerry, declared the policy dead in 2013.

President Trump is meeting with Ukrainian Pres. Volodymyr Zelenskyy today and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tomorrow.

Back in Chicago, the “new” City Council made history this year, wresting control of the city budget from Johnson. The women of the council sported the biggest brawn in the budget battle. Look for them to rise as City Hall stars in 2026: Ald. Pat Dowell, 3rd, Nicole Lee, 11th, and Samantha Nugent, 39th.

The year in politics has been a lot. We can say that about a lot of years in recent history, but that’s especially the case with 2025.