Articles filed under Political Figures
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Pritzker: State not responsible for fixing transit crisis aloneJun 17, 2025 5:22 pm - “There are a lot of contributors to the solution,” Gov. JB Pritzker said referring to the Collar Counties, Chicago and Cook County besides the state to pay for a transit shortfall.
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G7 leaders try to salvage their summit after Trump's early exit effectively makes it the 'G6'Jun 17, 2025 11:49 am - KANANASKIS, Alberta (AP) — Six of the Group of Seven leaders were trying. as their summit wraps up Tuesday, to show the wealthy nations’ club still has the clout to shape...
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Trump is at a moment of choosing as Israel looks for more US help crushing Iran’s nuclear programJun 17, 2025 7:12 am - President Donald Trump in about eight hours Monday went from suggesting a nuclear deal with Iran remained “achievable” to urging Tehran’s 9.5 million residents to flee for their lives as he cut short his visit to an international summit to return to Washington for urgent talks with his national security team.
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Illinois politicians not targets in Minnesota shooting, governor saysJun 16, 2025 4:01 pm - Illinois politicians were not named on a hit list authorities have linked to the man accused of killing a Minnesota legislator and wounding another over the weekend, Gov. JB Pritzker said Monday.
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The Trump family’s next venture, a mobile phone companyJun 16, 2025 2:11 pm - The Trump family is licensing its name to a new mobile phone service, the latest in a string of ventures announced while Donald Trump is in the White House despite ethical concerns that the U.S. president could mold public policy for personal gain.
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Trump fires Democratic commissioner of independent agency that oversees nuclear safetyJun 16, 2025 2:07 pm - President Donald Trump has fired a Democratic commissioner for the federal agency that oversees nuclear safety as he continues to assert more control over independent regulatory agencies.
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G7 leaders want to contain the Israel-Iran conflict, as Trump calls for talks between the countriesJun 16, 2025 1:06 pm - The Group of Seven summit began in Canada on Monday with world leaders scrambling to contain the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran over Tehran’s nuclear program, with U.S. President Donald Trump reiterating his call for the two nations to start negotiating.
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The Army is set to celebrate 250 years with a parade that coincides with Trump's birthdayJun 14, 2025 8:18 am - The massive military parade that President Donald Trump has long wanted is set to step off from the Lincoln Memorial on Saturday evening, with tanks, bands and thousands of troops.
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Israeli strikes on Iran lead to new test of Trump’s ability to deliver on ‘America first’ agendaJun 13, 2025 7:09 am - Just hours before Israel launched strikes on Iran early Friday, President Donald Trump was still holding onto tattered threads of hope that a long-simmering dispute over Tehran’s nuclear program could be resolved without military action.
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Where ‘No Kings’ protests are happening in the suburbs SaturdayJun 12, 2025 7:07 pm - Protesters at more than 1,800 locations nationwide, including in the suburbs, will mobilize Saturday for “No Kings” rallies in opposition of President Donald Trump’s policies.