Articles filed under Political Figures
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Trump’s vague claims of the US running Venezuela raise questions about planning for what comes nextJan 06, 2026 10:02 am - President Donald Trump has made broad but vague assertions that the United States is going to “run” Venezuela after the ouster of Nicolás Maduro but has offered almost no details about how it will do so, raising questions among some lawmakers and former officials about the administration’s level of planning for the country after Maduro was gone.
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Rep. Doug LaMalfa of California dies, reducing GOP's narrow control of the House to 218-213Jan 06, 2026 9:17 am - Republican Doug LaMalfa, a seven-term U.S. representative from California, has died, GOP officials said Tuesday. He was 65.
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European leaders push back on Trump’s comments about a US takeover of GreenlandJan 06, 2026 8:31 am - Several European leaders have pushed back on U.S. President Donald Trump’s comments seeking an American takeover of Greenland. The leaders issued a statement Tuesday reaffirming the strategic, mineral-rich Arctic island “belongs to its people.”
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Trump Mobile’s golden phone remains nowhere to be foundJan 06, 2026 8:27 am - A golden phone that President Donald Trump's family business promised to release last year remains mysteriously under wraps as the technology industry serves up a glut of new gadgets at CES in Las Vegas this week.
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Trump says the US ‘needs’ Greenland for Arctic security. Here's whyJan 06, 2026 7:46 am - Greenland's strategic location above the Arctic Circle makes it a focal point in global security and trade debates.
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Despite mounting budget pressure, graduated income tax remains political long shotJan 05, 2026 4:43 pm - Five years ago, Gov. JB Pritzker championed an unsuccessful statewide referendum to replace Illinois’ flat income tax with a graduated system. Now Pritzker says giving it another shot is not a priority.
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Trump’s tax stimulus set to keep US economy on track in 2026Jan 05, 2026 2:40 pm - After a year of rolling policy shocks, the US economy is set to get a lift from President Donald Trump’s tax-cuts package to keep the expansion on track in 2026. American...
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Walz drops bid for reelection as Minn. governor while Klobuchar considers runJan 05, 2026 9:31 am - Democratic Gov. Tim Walz announced Monday he is dropping his bid for reelection in Minnesota, a dramatic turn for the two-term governor who gained national prominence as his party’s 2024 vice-presidential nominee but now faces intense scrutiny over welfare fraud investigations in his state.
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Man who broke windows at Vance's Ohio home is detained, the Secret Service saysJan 05, 2026 8:29 am - A man who broke windows at Vice President JD Vance’s Ohio home and caused other property damage was detained early Monday, the U.S. Secret Service said.
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Uber-wealthy Illinoisans already spending big on 2026 campaignsJan 03, 2026 9:26 pm - Some uber-wealthy Illinois residents already have spent millions to get their preferred candidates elected in 2026.