Articles filed under Political Figures
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Trump is inserting himself into the messy race to become the next House speaker. Will it matter?Oct 07, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Donald Trump is again testing the power of his endorsement. With an early morning social media post on Friday, Trump inserted himself into the chaotic ...
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Biden faces more criticism about the US-Mexico border, one of his biggest problems heading into 2024Oct 07, 2023 1:00 am - MIAMI (AP) - The ad sounds like something out of the GOP 2024 playbook, trumpeting a senator's work with Republicans to crack down on the flow of fentanyl and other ille...
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Illinois tollway launches new strategic and capital plan process, seeks inputOct 07, 2023 12:05 am - For some Central Tri-State Tollway drivers hardened to the ubiquitous bulldozers and concrete mixers as a rebuild continues, it may seem there's no end to the Move Illin...
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Donald Trump endorses Jim Jordan to succeed Kevin McCarthy as House speakerOct 06, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Former President Donald Trump is backing Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio, the pugnacious House Judiciary Committee chairman and longtime Trump defender, to succeed ...
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Trump lawyers seek dismissal of DC federal election subversion case, arguing presidential immunityOct 05, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Lawyers for Donald Trump asked a judge on Thursday to dismiss the Washington federal election subversion case against him, arguing the Republican is immune ...
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Donald Trump may visit the Capitol to address Republicans as they pick a new speaker, AP sources sayOct 05, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Former President Donald Trump is in talks to visit Capitol Hill next week as Republicans debate who should be the next speaker of the House following Kevin ...
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Evidence at New York fraud trial shows that Trump's financial statements were key to a loan dealOct 05, 2023 1:00 am - NEW YORK - Former President Donald Trump has said he never thought his yearly financial statements "would be taken very seriously." But evidence Thursday at his New York...
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Kevin McCarthy's ouster as House speaker could cost the GOP its best fundraiser heading into 2024Oct 05, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Kevin McCarthy spent years raising mountains of Republican campaign cash, flying around the country to recruit top candidates in key districts and painstaki...
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Trump lawyers go after accountant and appeal major pretrial ruling in New York fraud caseOct 04, 2023 1:00 am - NEW YORK - Warned to mind his out-of-court comments, former President Donald Trump returned to his New York civil fraud trial Wednesday as his defense lawyers closely qu...
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The US is forgiving more federal student loans in a bid to tackle 'unsustainable debt' for borrowersOct 04, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden outlined a new round of federal student loan forgiveness on Wednesday to address the "unsustainable debt" that borrowers accumulate...