Articles filed under Political Figures
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State legislator says she was forced out of part-time jobMay 21, 2018 1:00 am - A North Side Democrat says she was forced to resign from a part-time job in the Cook County sheriff's office as political payback for her criticism of Illinois House Spe...
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Rauner wants to revive death penalty for mass murderers and people who kill policeMay 21, 2018 1:00 am - Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner on Monday called for reviving the death penalty in his state, which banned the practice in 2011 and has not carried out an execution in nearly...
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Barack and Michelle Obama to create content for NetflixMay 21, 2018 1:00 am - Netflix announced a production deal Monday with Barack and Michelle Obama that will see the former first couple create a wide range of content for the streaming service....
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Fact check: Trump's claim that U.S. is only country with 'thousands' of immigration judgesMay 17, 2018 1:00 am - "Our immigration laws are a disgrace ... Catch and release. You catch them, you release them. And just to show how ridiculous - we have judges. We have thousands of judg...
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Special counsel Mueller investigation enters Year Two: What comes next - and how it could endMay 17, 2018 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into whether the Trump campaign coordinated with Russia to influence the 2016 election turns a year old on Th...
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Trump Jr: Can't recall discussing Russia probe with fatherMay 16, 2018 1:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Donald Trump Jr. told the Senate Judiciary Committee that he couldn't remember whether he had discussed the Russia investigation with his father, accor...
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Rauner wants to reinstate death penalty to curb violenceMay 14, 2018 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. Bruce Rauner wants to reinstate the death penalty in Illinois for mass murderers and those who kill police officers. Rauner put the provision in legis...
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'Buckle up': As Mueller probe enters second year, Trump and allies go on war footingMay 14, 2018 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The grand jury witnesses arrive one by one at the windowless room in the federal courthouse on Constitution Avenue in downtown Washington. They are struck f...
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Jerusalem welcomes new U.S. Embassy as Palestinians decry 'hostile' moveMay 14, 2018 1:00 am - JERUSALEM - An American delegation including White House officials and major GOP donors officially opened the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem on Monday, handing Israel a long-...
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Trump's improved standing, energized GOP voters worry DemocratsMay 14, 2018 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - After months of confidence that public discontent with President Donald Trump would lift Democrats back to power in Congress, some party leaders are frettin...