Articles filed under Political Figures
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Trump says some undocumented immigrants are ‘not people’Mar 18, 2024 6:56 am - VANDALIA, Ohio — Former President Donald Trump ratcheted up his rhetoric against immigrants Saturday by saying that some who are accused of crimes are “not people.” “I do...
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What suburban businesses, residents need to know about governor’s budgetMar 17, 2024 5:30 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker recently touted his fiscal year 2025 budget plan in the annual State of the State address. Spoiler alert: Pritzker’s $52.7 billion budget, the largest...
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Prosecutor leaves Georgia election case against Trump after relationship with district attorneyMar 15, 2024 8:27 am - A special prosecutor who had a romantic relationship with Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis formally withdrew Friday from the Georgia election interference case against former President Donald Trump after a judge ruled one of them had to leave the case for it to move forward.
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Israel, abortion and Capitol riot among the issues dividing congressional candidatesMar 14, 2024 7:58 pm - Voters and political pundits across the nation may have their eyes on the race for the White House, but political primary contests here in the suburbs will help determine...
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Prosecutors say they're open to delaying start of Donald Trump's March 25 hush-money trialMar 14, 2024 2:33 pm - NEW YORK — Prosecutors said Thursday they're open to delaying the start of Donald Trump's New York hush-money criminal trial to give the former president's lawyers time t...
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Trump listens in court as lawyers argue over whether to dismiss his classified documents caseMar 14, 2024 11:16 am - FORT PIERCE, Fla. — Lawyers for Donald Trump urged a federal judge on Thursday to dismiss the classified documents case against him, arguing the statute that underpins th...
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Congressional hearing on the Biden classified documents probe turns into a proxy campaign battleMar 12, 2024 8:13 am - WASHINGTON — Lawmakers turned a Tuesday hearing on President Joe Biden’s handling of classified documents into a proxy battle between the Democratic president and Republi...
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Trump attorneys post bond to support $83.3 million award to writer in defamation caseMar 08, 2024 11:00 am - NEW YORK — Former President Donald Trump has secured a bond sufficient to support an $83.3 million jury award granted to writer E. Jean Carroll during a January defamatio...
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Who’s going to the State of the Union? Here’s a guest listMar 06, 2024 6:24 pm - Women’s health advocates, a union organizer and a doctor who responds to global crises are among the guests invited by Illinois lawmakers to President Joe Biden’s State o...
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McConnell endorses Trump for presidentMar 06, 2024 10:27 am - WASHINGTON — Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell endorsed Donald Trump for president on Wednesday, a remarkable turnaround from the onetime critic who blamed the the...