Daily Herald Election Coverage
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Trump is raising expectations heading into the Iowa caucuses. Now he has to meet themJan 08, 2024 7:58 am - NORTH LIBERTY, Iowa — When Donald Trump launched his 2024 presidential campaign after a disappointing midterm election for Republicans, his trajectory was something of a ...
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State Rep. Carroll announces resignationJan 05, 2024 8:49 pm - State Rep. Jonathan Carroll, a Democrat from Northbrook, announced Friday that he would resign shortly before midnight. “This is a very difficult decision, but (it is...
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. files as presidential candidate in Utah, the first state to grant him accessJan 03, 2024 2:38 pm - SALT LAKE CITY — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says he has filed to run as a 2024 presidential candidate in Utah after meeting the 1,000-signature requirement needed to appear on...
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Trump's vows to deport millions are undercut by his White House record and one family's storyJan 03, 2024 7:38 am - Noelia Sanchez was born in the rolling farmlands of southwest Missouri, where her Mexican parents worked as seasonal farmworkers in the 1950s. When she was 1, Noelia and ...
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Biden will start the year at sites of national trauma to warn about dire stakes of the 2024 electionJan 03, 2024 7:03 am - WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is starting the campaign year by evoking the Revolutionary War to mark the third anniversary of the deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capit...
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Maine state official who removed Trump from ballot was targeted in swatting call at her homeDec 31, 2023 8:45 am - A fake emergency call to police resulted in officers responding Friday night to the home of Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows just a day after she removed former Pr...
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With deadline looming, is public pension funding heading in the right direction?Dec 30, 2023 5:34 pm - Most public pension systems in Illinois are facing a looming deadline to reach a 90% funded ratio within a few decades. That’s required most employers to increase require...
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More than 300 new laws take effect Jan. 1 in Illinois. Here’s a look at some of themDec 28, 2023 6:25 pm - More than 300 new laws will take effect in Illinois on Jan. 1, ranging from a ban on book bans to the regulation of “deepfake porn” and prohibitions on videoconferencing ...
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Nikki Haley, asked what caused the Civil War, leaves out slavery. It's not the first timeDec 28, 2023 4:02 pm - COLUMBIA, S.C. — Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley was asked by a New Hampshire voter about the reason for the Civil War, and she didn’t mention slavery in he...
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Trump says he didn't know his immigration rhetoric echoes Hitler. That's part of a broader patternDec 27, 2023 12:48 pm - NEW YORK — Donald Trump has centered his unlikely rise from reality television star to onetime — and potentially future — president on the idea that he’s wiser than Washi...