Articles filed under Political Figures

Menu

Search

Subscribe Log in

Articles filed under Political Figures

Trump says 'life and death' at stake in following guidelines

By AAMER MADHANI, KEVIN FREKING and RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR
Apr 1, 2020 6:55 AM - President Donald Trump warned Americans to brace for a "hell of a bad two weeks" ahead as the White House projected there could be 100,000 to 240,000 deaths in the U.S. from the coronavirus pandemic even if current social distancing guidelines are maintained.
Trump allies warn against feud with swing state governor

By STEVE PEOPLES and DAVID EGGERT
Apr 1, 2020 6:53 AM - President Donald Trump's allies are trying to contain a politically risky election year fight with Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer as he struggles to balance presidential politics with a global pandemic in one of the nation's most important swing states.
Trump rollback of mileage standards guts climate change push

By ELLEN KNICKMEYER and TOM KRISHER
Apr 1, 2020 6:22 AM - The Trump administration's rollback of mileage standards Tuesday marks a win for Americans who like their SUVs and pickup trucks, but the government's own estimates show big costs, too -- more Americans dying from air pollution, more climate-damaging tailpipe exhaust and more expense for drivers at the gas pumps.
Cancer patient serving 4 years for THC chocolates out of prison thanks to governor

By Harry Hitzeman
Apr 1, 2020 5:48 AM - Gov. J.B. Pritzker has commuted the four-year prison sentence of a cancer patient who had nearly 43 pounds of THC-infused chocolates delivered to his house in Montgomery.
937 new cases of COVID-19, 26 more deaths as Pritzker extends stay-at-home order through April 30

By Marni Pyke
Mar 31, 2020 8:14 PM - Pritzker extends stay-at-home order through April 30, announces 937 more confirmed COVID-19 cases, 26 new deaths.
White House turns to statistical models for virus forecast

By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR and LAURAN NEERGAARD
Mar 31, 2020 7:55 AM - Like forecasters tracking a megastorm, White House officials are relying on statistical models to help predict the impact of the coronavirus outbreak and try to protect as many people as possible.
Most suburban GOP lawmakers endorse Pritzker's COVID-19 stay-at-home rule

By Marni Pyke
Mar 30, 2020 6:57 PM - Republican Trump's COVID-19 policies differ from Democrat Pritzker's. Better to be safe than partisan, many local GOP legislators think.
State announces 8 new deaths, 461 new coronavirus cases

By Jake Griffin
Mar 30, 2020 6:46 PM - Illinois health officials announced 8 new deaths from coronavirus infections and 461 new cases on Monday, with plans to add hospital beds at McCormick Place in Chicago and at former hospital buildings in Elgin and Blue Island.
Trump defends extending virus guidelines as spread continues

By ZEKE MILLER and JILL COLVIN
Mar 30, 2020 12:46 PM - Siding with public health experts' dire projections, President Donald Trump on Monday defended his decision to extend restrictive social distancing guidelines through the end of April, while bracing the nation for a coronavirus death toll that could exceed 100,000 people.
Trump raises idea of quarantines affecting New York, New Jersey and Connecticut

By ZEKE MILLER
Mar 29, 2020 1:00 AM - President Donald Trump floated the idea of a quarantine as early as Saturday affecting residents of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut for a short time to stop the spread of coronavirus from reaching states with fewer infections.

Show 1-10 of 2,326 next »

Today's Obituaries

Top Jobs

bottom clear

Sections Search Help/Info close

Search DailyHerald.com for articles

More Ways to Search Daily Herald »
- Obituaries
- Newspaper Archive