Articles filed under Political Figures
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Austin wins Senate confirmation as 1st Black Pentagon chiefJan 22, 2021 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Lloyd J. Austin, a West Point graduate who rose to the Army's elite ranks and marched through racial barriers in a 41-year career, won Senate confirmation F...
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World leaders cheer U.S. return to climate fight under BidenJan 21, 2021 12:00 am - BERLIN - World leaders breathed an audible sigh of relief that the United States under President Joe Biden is rejoining the global effort to curb climate change, a cause...
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Trump returns to a business empire ravaged by pandemicJan 21, 2021 12:00 am - NEW YORK - Donald Trump is returning to a family business ravaged by pandemic shutdowns and restrictions, with revenue plunging more than 40% at his Doral golf property,...
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Illinois data shows long-term care vaccinations lag behind health care worker inoculationsJan 21, 2021 12:00 am - To correct a number, 524,050 COVID-19 vaccine doses were sent to long-term care facilities. COVID-19 vaccinations at long-term care facilities lag behind the rest o...
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Feder: Natasha Korecki to cover White House for PoliticoJan 21, 2021 12:00 am - Natasha Korecki, who was a star reporter for the Chicago Sun-Times and the Daily Herald before joining Politico, has been promoted to White House correspondent, Robert F...
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Analysis: Biden faces a more confident China after U.S. chaosJan 21, 2021 12:00 am - BEIJING - As a new U.S. president takes office, he faces a determined Chinese leadership that could be further emboldened by America's troubles at home. The disarray in ...
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'Just move on': Republicans grapple with post-Trump futureJan 21, 2021 12:00 am - For the first time in more than a decade, Republicans are waking up to a Washington where Democrats control the White House and Congress, adjusting to an era of diminish...
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Who's in charge: Career staffers move to acting Cabinet headJan 21, 2021 12:00 am - Like 8,000 flying trapeze artists passing in midair, the Biden and Trump administrations swapped out senior leadership of the federal government on the fly as Joe Biden ...
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Biden revokes Trump report promoting 'patriotic education'Jan 21, 2021 12:00 am - President Joe Biden revoked a recent Trump administration report that aimed to promote "patriotic education" in schools but that historians mocked and rejected as politi...
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Biden's U.S. revives support for WHO, reversing Trump retreatJan 21, 2021 12:00 am - GENEVA - The United States will resume funding for the World Health Organization and join its consortium aimed at sharing coronavirus vaccines fairly around the globe, P...