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The Daily Egyptian
Serving the Southern Illinois University community since 1916.

The Daily Egyptian
Serving the Southern Illinois University community since 1916.

The Daily Egyptian
Attorney Eric Nelson and his client, Derek Chauvin. (Court Tv/Pool/TNS)

Derek Chauvin tells court he will not testify in his murder trial

By Paul Walsh, Star Tribune, Tribune Content Agency
April 15, 2021
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., speaks during her weekly news conference on Capitol Hill on Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021, in Washington, D.C. (Yuri Gripas/Abaca Press/TNS)

‘We must get to the truth:’ Pelosi announces 9/11-style commission to probe Capitol attack

By Dave Goldiner and Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, Tribune Content Agency
February 15, 2021
President Joe Biden signs an executive order after speaking during an event on his administration's COVID-19 response with Vice President Kamala Harris, left, in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. (Al Drago/Pool/Abaca Press/TNS)

Biden orders will boost food aid, change rules for federal workers

By Doug Sword, CQ-Roll Call, Tribune Content Agency
January 22, 2021
Joe Biden is sworn in as U.S. president during his inauguration on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 20, 2021, in Washington, D.C. (Alex Wong/Getty Images/TNS)

‘Democracy has prevailed’: Joe Biden and Kamala Harris sworn in

By Keaton Yates, Staff Reporter
January 20, 2021
President Donald J. Trump addresses the crowd during the Murphysboro campaign rally, Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018, at the Southern Illinois Airport. (Isabel Miller | @IsabelMillerDE)

Illinois congressman one of just 10 Republicans who voted to impeach Trump a second time

By Kallie Cox, Editor-in-Chief
January 13, 2021
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., speaks during her weekly news conference on Capitol Hill on Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021, in Washington, D.C. (Yuri Gripas/Abaca Press/TNS)

Pelosi asks military about keeping Trump from nuclear codes

By Billy House and Nick Wadhams, Bloomberg News, Tribune Content Agency
January 8, 2021
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer. (Win McNamee/Getty Images/TNS)

Schumer calls for immediate removal of Trump after Capitol chaos

By Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, Tribune Content Agency
January 7, 2021
Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont and Miguel Cardona, the state's education commissioner, talked during a forum on improving public school education.

Biden picks Connecticut schools chief for secretary of education

By Jennifer Epstein and Andrew Kreighbaum Bloomberg News, Tribune Content Agency
December 22, 2020
People wait in line at the Pandemic Food Distribution event Monday, Oct. 26, 2020, at the SIU Banterra Center, in Carbondale, Ill. Volunteers help load boxes of food into the cars in line. The food comes from the USDA Farm Table program to help those affected by the pandemic.

Pandemic puts decades of gains over US poverty at risk of being wiped out

By Jarrell Dillard, Bloomberg News, Tribune Content Agency
November 29, 2020
Co-organizer Jerricha Griffin, a Law student at SIU, speaks during the Justice for Breonna Taylor event at the Carbondale police station on Friday, Oct. 2, 2020, in Carbondale, IL. Griffin speaks about the disrespect that Black women face in today's society.

Black women in southwestern Illinois want real changes from Kamala Harris win

By DeAsia Paige, Belleville News-Democrat, Tribune Content Agency
November 13, 2020
President Donald J. Trump addresses the crowd during the Murphysboro campaign rally, Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018, at the Southern Illinois Airport. (Isabel Miller | @IsabelMillerDE)

Will the race change? A breakdown of post-election concepts and their effects

By Danny Connolly, Staff Reporter
November 12, 2020
Alara Pfeaster, 18, walks outside of the Jackson County Courthouse in Murphysboro Ill., Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. "This is my first time [to vote]. I think it's very important to vote," Pfeaster said. "Before I did not think much about it but now it's really important that we vote. It was definitely a little [nerve-wracking] for me but we have come up with. The lines were pretty quick so we didn't need to wait for so long. Since it is [during] COVID, I will stay at home and see the results," Pfeaster said.

Pfizer vaccine brings vision of relief even as pandemic rages on

By Drew Armstrong, Bloomberg news, Tribune Content Agency
November 9, 2020
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