Articles filed under Political Figures
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'We will be back in some form': Trump bids farewell to WashingtonJan 20, 2021 12:00 am - WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - His presidency over, Donald Trump bid farewell to Washington on Wednesday but also hinted at a comeback despite a legacy of chaos, tumult and bit...
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'Democracy has prevailed': Biden takes the helm as presidentJan 20, 2021 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th president of the United States on Wednesday, declaring that "democracy has prevailed" and summoning American resilience a...
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Biden's first act: Orders on pandemic, climate, immigrationJan 20, 2021 12:00 am - In his first official acts as president, Joe Biden is signing executives orders on a broad range of issues, from the coronavirus pandemic to climate change and immigrati...
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Watch: Performance suburban filmmakers directed for Biden's inaugurationJan 20, 2021 12:00 am - Up-and-coming filmmakers Jason Polevoi of Buffalo Grove and Teddy Wachholz of Arlington Heights landed a last-minute gig of a lifetime: the chance to film a musical perf...
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Trump pardons ex-strategist Steve Bannon, dozens of othersJan 19, 2021 11:05 pm - WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump pardoned former chief strategist Steve Bannon in the final hours of his White House term as part of a flurry of clemency action that ...
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Hollywood returns: Bruce, Garth, Gaga, J.Lo headline Biden inaugurationJan 19, 2021 10:00 pm - A full-throated, supremely confident Lady Gaga belted out the national anthem at President Joe Biden's inauguration in a very Gaga way - with flamboyance, fashion and pa...
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Biden picks 1st transgender person for Senate-confirmed postJan 19, 2021 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - President-elect Joe Biden has tapped Pennsylvania Health Secretary Rachel Levine to be his assistant secretary of health, leaving her poised to become the f...
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Biden arrives for inauguration with big plans, big problemsJan 19, 2021 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - President-elect Joe Biden made a sober entrance to the nation's capital Tuesday, ready to assume power as America reels from the coronavirus pandemic, soari...
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'The mob was fed lies': McConnell says Trump 'provoked' Capitol siegeJan 19, 2021 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday explicitly blamed President Donald Trump for the deadly riot at the Capitol, saying the mob was "fed lie...
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2 Guard members made extremist statements about inaugurationJan 19, 2021 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Twelve U.S. National Guard members have been removed from securing President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration after vetting by the FBI, including two who made...