Senator Duckworth joins bipartisan effort to limit presidential war powers
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Senator Duckworth joins bipartisan effort to limit presidential war powers

ByThe Chicago Edge

Shortly after President Biden ordered a military strike in Syria, two leading Democrats openly criticized the move. Now there’s a bipartisan push to limit presidential war powers. “Offensive military action without congressional approval is not constitutional absent extraordinary circumstances,” Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) said last week. Kaine is the Democratic Party’s former vice presidential nominee….

Bronzeville may soon become a National Heritage Area
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Bronzeville may soon become a National Heritage Area

ByThe Chicago Edge

Senators Tammy Duckworth and Dick Durbin want to establish a National Heritage Area under the National Park Service in Bronzeville on Chicago’s South Side. The Bronzeville-Black Metropolis National Heritage Area Act would create a National Heritage Area from 18th Street to 71st Street and Lake Michigan to Canal Street. The National Heritage Area would tell the story…