Articles filed under Political Figures
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Insurance companies must act quickly to help looted businesses, governor saysJun 08, 2020 1:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Monday urged insurers to speed up the paying of claims for small businesses devastated by looters - and warned he'd take action against firms that ...
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Virus, racial unrest force Trump campaign to recalibrateJun 08, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Less than five months before voters will decide his fate, President Donald Trump is confronting a vastly different political reality than he once envisioned...
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Citing jobs, Trump claims victory over virus, economic crisisJun 05, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump effectively claimed victory over the economic crisis and COVID-19 on Friday and major progress against racial inequity, heartily embr...
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State allows summer school openingsJun 04, 2020 1:00 am - Capitol News Illinois jnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker has authorized summer schools to open if they follow COVID-19 safety guidelines. ...
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Esper says no military for protests as standby troops leaveJun 03, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Wednesday he opposes using military forces for law enforcement in containing current street protests, tamping down threats...
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Trump, chafing at oversight, takes aim at inspectors generalJun 03, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Steve Linick irritated powerful Democrats and Republicans alike in his seven years as the independent watchdog investigating waste and mismanagement at the ...
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Democratic governors reject Trump's call to send in militaryJun 02, 2020 1:00 am - SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Several Democratic governors on Monday pushed back against President Donald Trump's threat to deploy the U.S. military unless they dispatch National...
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U.S. cities erupt in more violence as Trump decries 'lowlifes'Jun 02, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Tuesday turned up the pressure on governors to quell the violence set off by the death of George Floyd, demanding New York call up...
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Biden blasts Trump's 'narcissism' in new phase of campaignJun 02, 2020 1:00 am - PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Joe Biden mounted one of his most aggressive attacks against President Donald Trump on Tuesday, deriding the commander in chief's disregard of core c...
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Restaurants, bars can serve cocktails to goJun 02, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois restaurants and bars can serve cocktails to go Tuesday after Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed an initiative designed by lawmakers to provide establishmen...