Politics News
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Trust is an essential foundation for effective government
Dec 6, 2019 1:00 AM - Columnist Lee Hamilton: To me, it was a thunderclap. Years ago, when I was in Congress, we were in the midst of a tense, contentious debate. Members had gotten irritated, levying charges back and forth, and tempers were rising. It was starting to look like we might just go off the rails.
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As neighbors rebound, Illinois still stalled
Dec 6, 2019 1:00 AM - Guest columnist Austin Berg: The second quarter of 2009 was the lowest point of the Great Recession, the ashes from which the U.S. economy would rise. New data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis released in November show how far each state has come in the decade since. And how far Illinois still has left to go. -
Lake County recorder: Merge my office with county clerk's
Dec 5, 2019 7:43 PM - Longtime Lake County Recorder of Deeds Mary Ellen Vanderventer on Thursday said it's time for her office to merge with the county clerk's. -
'Don't mess with me': House Speaker Pelosi rebukes reporter over question
Dec 5, 2019 2:41 PM - Finger pointing and voice hoarse, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday delivered a broadside to a reporter that might well apply to all of impeachment-era Washington: "Don't mess with me."
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Trump appeals to Supreme Court on financial-records subpoena
Dec 5, 2019 2:33 PM - President Donald Trump asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear his challenge to a House subpoena for financial records held by his accounting firm, saying lawmakers are exceeding their authority with a broad probe into his personal and business affairs. -
Biden calls Iowa man 'damn liar' over Ukraine, challenges him to push-up contest
Dec 5, 2019 1:23 PM - Joe Biden called an elderly Iowa voter a "damn liar" and challenged him to a push-up competition Thursday after the man accused Biden of improper dealings with Ukraine. The voter, who was attending a Biden campaign event in New Hampton, Iowa, and identified himself only as an 83-year-old retired farmer, said Biden was "selling access" to the presidency. -
Democrats take big new step toward impeaching Trump
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Giuliani in Ukraine as Congress moves closer to impeachment
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The bad-faith impeachment
Dec 5, 2019 1:00 AM - Columnist Byron York: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says Democrats are trying to remove President Trump from office "prayerfully," "sadly" and "with a heavy heart." In fact, as anyone who has been watching knows, many Democrats have been itching to impeach Trump since the day he took office.
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For now, Biden just fine fighting 'malarkey'
Dec 5, 2019 1:00 AM - Columnist Dick Polman: I know it's very uncool -- at least in the precincts of snarky lefty Twitter -- to defend Joe Biden, but I'll give it a try.
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