Articles filed under Political Figures
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A news conference between Zelenskyy and Trump’s Ukraine envoy is canceled amid growing tensionsFeb 20, 2025 2:28 pm - A news conference that was planned to follow talks between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and U.S. President Donald Trump’s Ukraine envoy was canceled Thursday as political tensions deepened between the two countries over how to end the almost three-year war with Russia.
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Trump loyalist Kash Patel is confirmed as FBI director by the Senate despite deep Democratic doubtsFeb 20, 2025 2:24 pm - The Senate on Thursday narrowly voted to confirm Kash Patel as director of the FBI, moving to place him atop the nation's premier federal law enforcement agency despite doubts from Democrats about his qualifications and concerns he will do Donald Trump's bidding and go after the Republican president's adversaries.
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Trump backs idea to send some DOGE savings to American citizensFeb 20, 2025 7:39 am - President Donald Trump said that he likes the idea of giving some of the savings from Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency back to U.S. citizens as a kind of dividend.
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Pritzker calls $55.2B budget ‘responsible and balanced’ – but warns Trump policies could upend itFeb 19, 2025 7:05 pm - SPRINGFIELD — An improved revenue forecast is helping ease pressure on state finances as Gov. JB Pritzker calls for tightened spending to balance the budget without tax ...
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Transit funding crisis on Pritzker’s radar but not budget proposalFeb 19, 2025 5:55 pm - RTA warns time is running out on fixing $771 million shortfall with service cuts looming. But Gov. JB Pritzker didn’t announce a proposal for dealing with the “fiscal cliff” in his budget address Wednesday.
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New Social Security chief contradicts claims that millions of dead people are getting payoutsFeb 19, 2025 2:31 pm - WASHINGTON — The new head of the Social Security Administration said Wednesday that deceased centenarians are “not necessarily receiving benefits,” contradicting claims t...
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Trump moves swiftly on his agenda in a departure from his first-terms tumblesFeb 19, 2025 9:16 am - Months into his first term as president, Donald Trump was furious with the snowballing Russia investigation and ordered White House counsel Don McGahn to make sure that special counsel Robert Mueller got fired.
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Rubio visits the UAE after landmark talks with Russia over Ukraine warFeb 19, 2025 8:54 am - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio met Wednesday with the leader of the United Arab Emirates, wrapping up an overseas trip that saw the highest-level outreach between the United States and Russia since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
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Trump and Zelenskyy trade barbs as US-Ukraine relations sour over the war with RussiaFeb 19, 2025 8:02 am - Relations between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and U.S. President Donald Trump deteriorated rapidly Wednesday as Zelenskyy said Trump was living in a Russian-made “disinformation space" and Trump called Zelenskyy“a dictator without elections” in comments that were sure to complicate efforts to end the war.
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Judge declines to immediately block Elon Musk or DOGE from federal data or layoffsFeb 18, 2025 3:48 pm - A federal judge declined Tuesday to immediately block billionaire Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency from accessing government data systems or participating in worker layoffs.