Articles filed under Political Figures
-
Analysis: The law is clear about handling presidential illness - but it can get murky fastOct 02, 2020 1:00 am - The news that President Donald Trump has tested positive for the coronavirus is stunning on many levels - personal, electoral and legal. As of now, there is no indicatio...
-
Trump taken to Walter Reed hospital for 'a few days': 'I think I'm doing very well'Oct 01, 2020 1:00 am - YouTube In a day of whipsaw events, the president who has spent months downplaying the threat of the virus was forced to cancel all campaign events a month before the el...
-
U of I's saliva test did not receive emergency authorization, FDA saysOct 01, 2020 1:00 am - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says the saliva-based coronavirus test developed by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did not receive emergency use au...
-
Check's in the mail? Trump doling out aid before electionOct 01, 2020 1:00 am - It's almost as if he's writing a personal check. In recent days, President Donald Trump has promised millions of Medicare recipients that - thanks to him - they'll soon ...
-
Trump Proud Boys remark echoes CharlottesvilleOct 01, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Wednesday tried to walk back his refusal to outright condemn a far right fascist group during his debate with Democrat Joe Biden, ...
-
Presidential debate takeaways: An acrid tone from the opening minuteSep 30, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - After more than a year of circling each other, Republican President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden met on the debate stage Tuesday night i...
-
Presidential debate commission says it will make changes to avoid repeat of first meetingSep 30, 2020 1:00 am - NEW YORK - The presidential debate commission says it will soon adopt changes to its format to avoid a repeat of the disjointed first meeting between President Donald Tr...
-
AP FACT CHECK: False claims flood Trump-Biden debateSep 30, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump and Democratic rival Joe Biden sparred Tuesday in their first of three debates, hoping to sway undecided voters planning to cast ball...
-
With 2,273 new COVID-19 cases, Dr. Ezike advises on how to be careful this HalloweenSep 30, 2020 1:00 am - With new COVID-19 cases reaching 2,273 Wednesday and 35 more deaths, Illinois Department of Public Health officials encouraged parents to undertake a bloodcurdling task ...
-
Correcting Trump, election officials detail strict regulations on poll watchingSep 30, 2020 1:00 am - Strict guidelines regulate who is allowed to monitor polling sites in Illinois during an election. State and county election officials were quick to note that the privil...